Colombia expels Argentina’s diplomats after Milei calls Petro ‘terrorist’
Al Jazeera
Argentina’s president calls his Colombian counterpart a ‘terrorist’, ‘murderer’ and ‘communist’, prompting a diplomatic spat.
Colombia has ordered the expulsion of Argentinian diplomats to the Andean nation, with the Colombian foreign ministry citing “denigrating” comments by Argentinian President Javier Milei about Colombian President Gustavo Petro.
In a statement published on Wednesday, the ministry said “the Argentinian president’s comments have deteriorated the trust of our nation, in addition to offending the dignity of President Petro, who was democratically elected”.
Milei called Petro a “terrorist”, “murderer” and “communist” in a recent interview with the CNN broadcaster, which has not yet been aired in full.
Libertarian Milei also took swipes at other regional leaders in clips of the interview, including Mexico’s Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
Colombia’s foreign ministry did not specify how many diplomats would be expelled from the Bogota embassy but said the expulsion would be communicated to Argentina through “diplomatic channels”.
