Colombia orders expulsion of Argentine diplomats after Milei calls President Gustavo Petro ‘terrorist’
Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Argentine President Javier Milei
Colombia has ordered the expulsion of Argentine diplomats from their embassy in Bogota over “denigrating” comments and “offending the dignity” of their President Gustavo Petro, said the Andean nation’s foreign ministry, on Wednesday (Mar 27).
‘Denigrating’ comments
The statement by the Colombian foreign ministry came after Argentine President Javier Milei called his Colombian counterpartPetro a “terrorist,” “murderer,” and “communist,” in an interview with CNN, which has not yet been aired in full.
“Mr Petro, well, you can’t expect much from someone who was a terrorist killer, a Communist,” said Milei during the interview.
“The Argentine president’s comments have deteriorated the trust of our nation, in addition to offending the dignity of President Petro, who was democratically elected,” said the Colombian foreign ministry.
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During the interview, Milei also took a swipe at other leaders in the region including his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
Colombia’s foreign ministry did not specify the number of diplomats that will be expelled or how many are currently present in the country, but said that the expulsion would be communicated to Argentina through “diplomatic channels”.
Milei-Petro Row
This is not the first time that the Argentine president’s remarks have sparked a row between the two countries. In January, Colombia recalled its ambassador to Argentina after Milei called Petro a “murderous communist who is sinking Colombia.”
At the time, Petro taking a shot at Milei said that those attacking him had “no idea what is communism and what is socialism.”
“We believe and want the means of production to be in the hands of the people and not the state,” said the Colombian president.
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Petro is the country’s first leftist president who was a member of the long-demobilised M-19 guerrilla movement. It is believed that Milei’s remarks were referring to Petro’s armed group past in a recent interview with CNN.
The incumbent Colombian president, a former urban guerrilla, took office in August 2022. Petro said the goal is “total peace” in a country which has been ravaged by decades of fighting between multiple groups, including leftist guerillas, right-wing paramilitaries, and drug gangs.
(With inputs from agencies)