Armengol, on the crisis with Milei: “International relations must be based on respect”
The President of the Congress of Deputies, Francina Armengol, has pointed out that international relations between two countries must be based on diplomacy and “respect” and deplores the “hate speeches” in politics, following the statements of the President of Argentina , Javier Milei, during a Vox meeting, calling Pedro Sánchez's wife, Begoña Gómez, corrupt.
“You already know that I am a staunch defender of good politics, of avoiding tension, of respect and responsibility. “These hate speeches that distance us from citizens are not at all appropriate and international relations must, as is clear, be based on diplomacy and respect.” “That is why I ask the same of all representatives of any country in the world,” he said.
The president, who opened a conference on internal medicine in Congress together with the Minister of Health, Mónica García, also believes that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, “is doing what he has to do, which is to defend of their position, their dignity and the defense of their institutions and their citizenship.”
This Monday, Albares called on the Argentine ambassador to Spain, Roberto Sebastián Bosch, to demand an apology from his country's president, Javier Milei, although he did not explain the possibility of severing relations if he does not do so. Faced with this possibility, Armengol recalled that it is a “brother country and we have a brotherly relationship,” while emphasizing that the representatives of the institutions must be worthy representatives of their people.
The Minister of Health, Mónica García, has also supported Albares' decision to summon the Argentine ambassador next Monday, adding that “what we cannot allow is for this to become a habit.” (EFE)