Diplomacy crisis between Argentina and Spain: President Milei rules out apologies

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A serious diplomatic crisis has broken out between Argentina and Spain because of comments made last weekend in Madrid by Argentine President Javier Milei, who ruled out presenting an apology demanded by the Spanish government.
The spokesperson for the Argentine presidency, Manuel Adorni, defended the remarks made by the head of state by referring to the wife of the president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sanchez, who recalled for consultations the ambassador of Spain in Buenos Aires.
Javier Milei was traveling to Madrid at the invitation of the far-right party “Vox” to participate in a meeting of European right-wing parties, where he delivered a virulent speech against socialist governments and in defense of liberal ideas.
Adorni indicated during his daily press conference that “President Milei will never endanger diplomatic relations with any country”, recalling that the Argentine head of state has in the past been the target of attacks by certain members of the Spanish government because of ideological differences.
The Argentine press indicates that Milei does not intend to “ask for an apology” for his comments made in Madrid and plans to return to Spain next June to receive an award, without any intention of meeting Spanish officials.
She underlines that the tensions between the two countries could be brought before the European Union, whose foreign policy manager, Josep Borrell, wrote on his social networks that “attacks against the families of political leaders do not take place ‘be in our culture: we condemn them, we reject them, especially if they come from our partners.’
The local press also echoes the reaction of Spanish employers, whose most powerful members met Milei in Madrid.
The Spanish Business Confederation “rejected the inappropriate statements against the President of the Government and his wife (…) this is not what is asked of two friendly countries”.
Diplomatic tensions between the two countries risk having a significant impact on the economic level. Some 177 Spanish companies are investing more than $22.5 billion in Argentina, making Spain the second largest investor in Argentina behind the United States.