The Colombian government summoned its ambassador to Argentina, Camilo Romero, for consultations after that country’s president, Javier Mileiwill take care of that the Colombian president Gustavo Petro “He is a murderous communist who is sinking the country.”

“The Government of Colombia strongly rejects this statement, which attacks the honor of the President (…). President Milei’s words ignore and violate the deep bonds of friendship, understanding and cooperation,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained in its statement that these statements, made in an interview with CNN, “ignore and violate the deep bonds of friendship, understanding and cooperation that have historically united Colombia and Argentina” and that it therefore “immediately calls for consultation. “to Ambassador Camilo Romero.”

Ambassador Romero on social networks

“Milei is a hypocrite. Today, while asking our government for approval for his new ambassador to Colombia, he calls President Gustavo Petro a murderer. He had already attacked Lula (President of Brazil) and even Pope Francis. We can think differently, but the region and the historical brotherhood of our peoples must rise above differences,” Romero wrote on his X account (formerly Twitter). (JO)