The military aircraft had crossed the border near Santa Cruz without authorization and the government of Javier Milei had requested explanations for this fact.
In the midst of a growing tension in the diplomatic relationship due to crosses between Javier Milei and Gabriel Boricthe Chilean Foreign Ministry recognized that a military helicopter entered without authorization to Argentine airspace and He clarified that it was a mistake.
Through a note, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Alberto Van Klaverenassured that there was a meeting at the La Moneda Palace with the presence of the president Gabriel Boric and the Chilean ambassador to Argentina, José Viera Gallo, where they discussed the incident and the state of bilateral relations between both countries.
“An hour ago, the charge d’affaires of our embassy in Buenos Aires met with his counterparts from the South American Directorate, of the Argentine Foreign Ministry, and delivered the response note,” explained the minister after the administration of Javier Milei asked for explanations about the incursion of a Chilean Army helicopter into Argentine airspace near the Roballos International Pass, in Santa Cruz.
“Basically what the response note says is that an error was indeed made,” he admitted and explained: “Indeed there was an unauthorized overflight over Argentine airspace. It was an extremely brief overflight, as we were informed by the Army and the Ministry of Defense, and Indeed this error occurred”he added.
In that sense, he argued that both countries share one of the longest borders in the world, almost 5,000 kilometers, which can give rise to situations of this type. At the same time, he recalled the existence of mutual trust protocols, in force for years, designed to handle similar situations and ensure stability in bilateral relations.
Crusade between the Argentine and Chilean governments over the sayings of Luis Caputo
The bond between both countries began to strain in recent days after the Argentine Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo, crossed Boric by calling him a “communist” and accusing him of “sinking” his country. Despite the Chilean government’s repudiation of these statements, President Javier Milei joined the criticism of his official and launched: “Putting left-handed people in their place.”
Faced with these statements, Boric responded forcefully and asked “to have a little more humility.” “Before leaving we have to send a small message to the other side of the mountain range. I want to tell President Javier Milei that I am president of Chile, and Argentina for me and for all our compatriots is a brother country.”, he remarked at an event.
“I am not going to refer to it with adjectives or insults towards the president of Argentina, as he is accustomed to doing. “I prefer to speak positively,” he concluded.
Source: Ambito
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