Javier Milei, the president of Argentina, stated in an interview with CNN that Gustavo Petro, from Colombia, was a “terrorist murderer”. The Colombian government responded expelling Argentine diplomats from the Bogotá embassy this Wednesday (27).
Only an excerpt from Milei’s interview was broadcast. When talking about the Colombian president, he said that “you can’t expect much from someone who was a terrorist killer.”
Milei also criticized the president of MexicoAndrés Manuel López Obrador: “It’s a compliment that an ignorant person like López Obrador speaks ill of me, it elevates me”.
The Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a statement in which it stated that it repudiates Milei’s statements in an interview with a TV network, “in which he offends the dignity of President Petro, who was democratically elected.”
According to the text, Milei’s statements “deteriorated our nation’s confidence.”
This is not the first time that Milei has criticized Petro in a way that Colombians consider offensive.
In January, Colombia recalled its ambassador to Argentina for consultations. In the diplomatic world, this is a way of signaling discontent with the actions of another country.
At the time, Milei had referred to Petro as “a murderous communist” and that the president was “sinking Colombia”.
At the time, Colombia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also published a statement saying that Milei’s statements hurt Petro’s honor and were disrespectful and irresponsible.
History of the relationship between countries
Historically, Colombia and Argentina have had good diplomatic and commercial relations. But today Argentina has an ultra-liberal leader, and Petro is the first left-wing president in Colombia’s history.
Petro even hinted at criticizing Milei in a speech in January. He stated “They attack us as communists, as socialists, that the State is the owner of the means of production. Of course, those who attack us have no idea what communism is or what socialism is.”
Petro said at the time that his government wants the means of production to be in the hands of the people and not the State.
Milei has already apologized to one of the people she cursed: Pope Francis. During his presidential campaign, he referred to the pope as a “communist” and “an imbecile who defends social justice.” However, in February, as president of Argentina, he met with the pope and stated that Francis is “the most important man in Argentina”.
See below a video of the meeting between Milei and the pope.
Pope Francis and Javier Milei discuss crisis in Argentina
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