Spain appointed a new ambassador to Argentina after clashes with Pedro Sánchez

Spain appointed a new ambassador to Argentina after clashes with Pedro Sánchez

“The Council of Ministers, held this Tuesday, October 29, has approved the appointment, at the proposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, of Joaquín María de Arístegui Laborde as ambassador in Buenos Aires”indicated the Spanish government in a message to the press.

De Arístegui Laborde will replace in the diplomatic headquarters of the South American country María Jesús Alonso Jiménezwho was summoned for consultations and then definitively removed from office in May, after Milei refused to apologize, as Madrid demanded, after accusing the wife of the president of the Spanish Government, the socialist, of being “corrupt.” Pedro Sanchez.

Back in Argentina, Milei refused to apologize, stating that “the one who was attacked” was him, remembering that Spanish government officials called him “xenophobic”, “racist” and “misogynist”.

In any case, Buenos Aires had ruled out taking reciprocal measures when Spain announced the definitive withdrawal of its ambassador.

The Argentine Government greeted the new Spanish ambassador

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The chancellor Diana Mondino He greeted Spain’s decision with a brief message in X in which he wrote “welcome back ambassador”, accompanied by the symbols of the Argentine and Spanish flags and a handshake.

“The relationship between our governments must match the intensity of the ties that unite our people and societies. Therefore, we commit to strengthening our relationship so that it reaches the highest level of trust and mutual respect,” both countries indicated. in a joint statement published by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

“We are committed to always seeking points of connection in the achievement of our common objective, which is the well-being of our citizens,” the statement said, adding that both countries are “brotherly peoples, united by deep human and social ties.”

Source: Ambito

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