Argentina says its country did not have a bilateral crisis

Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino said on Monday that despite the tensions between Argentine President Javier Milei and members of the Spanish government, bilateral relations between Argentina and Spain are not in any crisis and are not formally affected.

Speaking to Efe in Vienna, Mondino stressed that the ties between the two countries remain strong, emphasizing the importance of not confusing certain personal disagreements with relations between nations.

The foreign minister pointed out that the disagreement between President Milei and the head of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, “is not between countries or between societies.”

“We have kept our activities there intact and we cannot in any way confuse the preferences or friendships of a person with a country,” said the head of Argentine diplomacy.

“For me, that was a temporary mistake made by the Spanish government, because it was resolved very easily and very quickly, and we believe that there is no difficulty between the two countries,” Mondino stressed.

“Politics sometimes has too much power and forgets about the interests of citizens,” he added.

The foreign minister stressed that “Argentina has never had a crisis” and has “no inconvenience or problem” with Spain and recalled that she had recently held conversations with her Spanish counterpart, José Manuel Albares, to clarify some issues.

Mondino said that despite some political differences, Argentina and Spain continue to cooperate on key issues normally and stressed that his country will increase air connections with the European nation.

Spain recalled its ambassador to Buenos Aires in May after Milei called Begoña Gómez, the wife of Spanish President Pedro Sánchez, “corrupt.”

Mondino participated in the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna on Monday and will meet with his Austrian counterpart, Alexander Schallenberg, tomorrow..