The The Argentine Foreign Ministry confirmed this Tuesday that the Spanish government has once again sent an ambassador to Argentinaafter the ambassador in Buenos Aires, <a href="https://www.world-today-news.com/javier-milei-unleashes-diplomatic-disaster-with-spain/" title="Javier Milei unleashes diplomatic disaster with Spain”>María Jesús Alonso, definitively withdrew in May this year, after the crosses between President Javier Milei and his European counterpart, Pedro Sánchez.
The practitioner is new Joaquín María de Arístegui Laborde, who until now was ambassador to Colombia. “Argentina and Spain are brothers, united by deep human and social ties. The relationship between our governments must be in accordance with the intensity of the ties that unite our people and our societies,” they said in a joint statement.
And they said: “Our common language and culture and the important economic, commercial and investment exchanges must always be a guide in the relationship between our two countries. Therefore, we are committed to strengthening our relationship until it reaches the highest level of mutual trust and respect. in political and institutional terms that our people deserve.”
According to local media The WorldThe Council of Ministers followed the recommendation of the head of Diplomacy, José Manuel Albares, and approved the appointment of Laborde as ambassador in Buenos Aires, in a move to try to normalize relations with Latin America’s main partner. The measure broke with the unusual diplomatic situation that began on May 21 of this year, when The main diplomatic office of Spain was left in the hands of the chargé d’affaires after almost two centuries of relations between the two countries.
“It is from the desire to achieve the highest level of mutual trust and respect, political and institutional between two brotherly countries with a very intense relationship, first of all human, linguistic, cultural, economic and commercial, and, therefore, the relationships. Institutions must keep up with the human relationships that two brothers were weaving. With the aim of achieving the agreement between the European Union and Mercosur and holding the Ibero-American Conference in Spain in 2026, we have decided to work towards the future and always have the well-being of our people as a guide,” he said. Albares.
In communication with LN+ this morning, the chancellor Diana Mondino He pointed out that the relationship with the Spanish Chancellor was still “fluid” all this time, and he highlighted the importance of the two countries being “brothers.” “They will have worked in their own way and informed us of their decision. It depends on each country and there is time to change, but we hope it will arrive soon,” he hoped.
And he pointed out:The embassy continued to operate throughout this periodbut this is really good news because politically it has been very important. “We worked together and achieved something that seemed very difficult, and it was difficult, but now we are in a normal situation. “
Finally, the official deniedand or and / or any kind of request from the Spanish government to reinstate an ambassador and reiterated that they have “a very fluid relationship that has not been broken.” “The chancellor was kept, our ambassador did not resign and he had no problem there. The compromise seems politically difficult for our leaders, but the professional work I have been doing worked,” he concluded.
Madrid’s decision was the initiative to reinstate the ambassador and gained strength when the delegations of the two countries divided the Ibero-American meetings into multilateral groups.
This move by the socialist government means a relief to the diplomatic escalation between the two countries. The conflict had started months ago, when the Minister of Transport said, Oscar Puentementioned Milei and he confirmed that “items seized”. “I saw Milei on TV, and as I was hearing it, do you remember? The thing about… When it came out I don’t know what state and before entering or after entering which itemsbut he came out to say what he said, a few days before… I said: ‘It is impossible for me to win the elections,'” he said.
The Office of the President rejected the “criticism and injury” of the Spanish official and assured that “the Sánchez government has more important problems to deal with, such as the corruption charges brought against his wife, a matter that even made him evaluate his position.” Dear Kingdom of Spain, we hope that justice will act quickly to clarify such a corruption scandal that directly affects the stability of your country and, as a result, the relationship with our country,” said the official statement.
Days later, Milei visited Madrid, where he participated in the conference of the far-right party Vox and He called Begoña Gómez, Sánchez’s wife, “corrupted”.
While speaking about what he considers to be the actions of the State and the danger of socialism, the Argentine president accused: “The global elites do not understand how destructive it can be in implementing the ideas of socialism because it is too far away for them: They do not know what kind of society and country they can produce, what kind of people it is the power and what levels of abuse it can create. Even if he has a corrupt woman, he will be dirty, and it will take him five days to think about it“.
After this, through a press conference, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, announced that he would contact the Buenos Aires ambassador Alonso Jiménez and He asked Milei to apologize. “The statements go beyond any kind of political issue and are unique in the history of international relations and between two peoples so united by ties of brotherhood,” said the official. And he said: “He received in good faith for a real act on the right hand, he was treated with respect and the public facilities necessary for his stay were provided. He responded by a frontal attack on our democracy, our institutions and Spain“.
Without an apology from Milei – or from the Sánchez government for Puente’s statements – Spain pulled its ambassador out of Buenos Aires in May. This Tuesday, after more than five months, it was announced Aristegui Laborde. However, he did not clarify from the date he will begin to fulfill his duties on Argentine soil.
