Colombian President Gustavo Petro, thanked President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, your support before abuse from his Argentine colleague Javier Miley.
In his first statements after the attacks, Peter believed that the conservative Argentine politician was seeking to destroy the project of Latin American integration while his people suffered.
“Thank you, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, I think Miley is seeking to destroy, or at least postpone, the project of Latin American integration. Today the Argentine people are suffering and poverty is growing.”
The Colombian President added that “Milea’s promise to replicate the neoliberal system of 30 years ago may be a predicted failure; “His thesis about a world today that has seen neoliberalism worsen the climate crisis and bring us to the brink of extinction as a species is wrong,” he said.
He assured that the Argentine people must discuss these issues and make a decision.
“Despite the insults, we must preserve the project of unity and diversity in Latin America and the Caribbean.”
Colombia expels Argentine diplomats after Miley called Petro a ‘terrorist killer’
Colombia expelled diplomats from the Argentine embassy in response to comments by the country’s President Javier Miley, who called his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro a “terrorist killer” in an interview with CNN en Español.
“The Colombian government orders the expulsion of diplomats from the Argentine Embassy in Colombia. The scope of this decision will be communicated to the Argentine Embassy through diplomatic institutional channels,” the South American country’s Foreign Ministry said.
The agency said it “rejects” Miley’s statements in an interview with CNN, in which “he made offensive remarks against the Colombian leader, the respected Mr. Gustavo Petro.”
“This is not the first time that Miley has insulted the President of Colombia, affecting the historical brotherly relations between Colombia and Argentina.
“The Argentine President’s remarks undermined the confidence of our nation and also insulted the dignity of Petro, who was democratically elected,” he said.
Argentine President Javier Miley called his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro a “terrorist killer” in an interview with the publication @oppenheimera V #OppenheimerGifts pic.twitter.com/Y64cypaKbf
— CNN in Spanish (@CNNEE) March 27, 2024
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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