BUENOS AIRES.- The Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs, Diana Mondino, stated that she hopes that the diplomatic dispute opened with Spain does not affect the bilateral relationship between the two countries, although he criticized the “exorbitant” reaction of the Spanish government.
“This is an issue that will not affect the relationship between the two countries,” declared Mondino during his speech on the program La Noche de Mirtha on Argentine Channel 13.
“There may have been, I don’t agree, some error on one side, on the other side the reaction was so disproportionate that it is surprising”he added in reference to the decision of the Spanish Government, which withdrew its ambassador from Buenos Aires.
The conflict worsened as a result of the words of the Argentine president, Javier Milei, who described Begoña Gómez, the wife of the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchezduring a political event in Madrid on May 19.
Mondino indicated that there is “a notable confusion between a person and the State.” “In no way can the two things be confused. And I believe that was an initial mistake and instead of backing down, unfortunately Pedro Sánchez doubled the bet with the withdrawal of the ambassador, but on our side of Argentina We don’t have any problem. The ambassador is still there,” he highlighted.
For the head of Argentine diplomacy, the conflict is “a storm in a glass of water.” “It is surprising why associate a State with a person. “It’s not usual”he pointed out.
Mondino thus highlighted that the solution for Argentina It goes through diplomatic work. “That is why we have not responded. That is why we have not made any type of similar statements. That is why not only does the ambassador not withdraw, but Javier (Milei) maintains his plans,” he explained.
“Precisely, we are working with the greatest education, courtesy, height, however we want to put it, or diplomacy. That is, this is a problem of one person, it is not with the State of the Spanish nation,” he highlighted.
Regarding Milei’s specific statements, Mondino indicated that “Javier did not mention the person. He did not say anything. In Argentina, no one would have known. You journalists may be, but since he was speaking in Spain, I think it was the less offensive, because the data exists,” he argued in reference to the investigation opened against Begoña Gómez.
Source: With information from Europa Press
