"There is no precedent for a leader of a country to go to another country's capital, insult other countries' institutions and openly interfere in other countries' internal affairs."
This is a remark made by the Spanish Foreign Minister angrily accusing the President of Argentina.
Recently, Spain and Argentina have been involved in a dramatic diplomatic disturbance. In order to protest the improper remarks made by Argentine President Mile against Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez and his wife, Spain announced the indefinite recall of its ambassador to Argentina on the 21st.
"No apology, no friendship"
The disturbance began on May 19, when Argentine President Mille said at a rally that Gomez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez, was "corrupt". It is quite dramatic that such a speech took place during Mile's visit to Spain.
Mile paid a three-day visit to Spain from May 17. During his visit, he neither met with King Felipe VI of Spain nor with Prime Minister Sanchez, but appeared at a rally of far right parties in Madrid.
At the meeting, Mile not only criticized the Spanish ruling Socialist Party of Workers, but also pointed out Sanchez, "You have a corrupt wife... and you spent five days thinking about it."
As early as April, a Spanish court said that it had launched a preliminary investigation into Gomez on the grounds that she was accused of corruption. Sanchez later denied the charges against his wife and said that he needed to "stop and think" to decide whether to continue leading the government.
However, the Spanish prosecution later said that due to the lack of evidence for the allegations, the prosecution decided to withdraw the case.
Mile's words naturally aroused a strong reaction from Spain. The Spanish Foreign Ministry immediately summoned the Argentine ambassador to Spain and asked Mile to apologize publicly, but the Argentine side did not take action.
When asked in an interview whether Spain would sever diplomatic relations with Argentina, the Spanish Foreign Minister once said, "If the Argentine side did not publicly apologize, we would do so."
Finally, the Spanish side announced on May 21 that it would recall its Ambassador to Argentina Maria Hersus Alonso indefinitely.
Where does "resentment" begin?
In this diplomatic disturbance, Mile's spokesman publicly said that Mile refused to apologize and mentioned another quarrel between the two countries in early May.
At that time, the Spanish Minister of Transport criticized Mile in a seminar, suggesting that he was taking narcotics.
The subsequent response of Mile's office was also ironic, saying that Spain "has more important things to deal with, such as the corruption allegations against Sanchez's wife".
Mile also took the opportunity to criticize the current Spanish government, which attracted the Spanish Foreign Ministry to make a harsh statement, saying that "he refused to accept groundless remarks", which "does not conform to the relationship between the two brotherly countries and people".
Argentina was once a Spanish colony, and both countries speak Spanish. According to Euronews, after Argentina's independence in 1816, the two countries signed the Treaty of Peace and Friendship in 1863, and have maintained good relations ever since. In addition, Spain is also an important trading partner of Argentina.
However, some media believe that the relationship between the Argentine government and Spain, which is governed by the left-wing coalition, has cooled after the election of the extreme right-wing leader of Argentina, Michele.
The Associated Press pointed out that the first time Sanchez caused Mile's anger was that he supported Mile's left-wing opponent in the 2023 Argentine presidential election and refused to congratulate Mile on his victory.
Millet "bet"?
The Guardian of Britain believes that Spain's drastic move to recall its ambassador shows that Sanchez feels "insulted".
Reuters pointed out that Mile's visit to Spain violated diplomatic etiquette. He refused to meet with the King and Prime Minister of Spain, but chose to participate in activities organized by Spanish far right parties.
The Associated Press analyzed that Millet's move in this storm was for a larger political agenda, and Millet was "gambling and taking risks".
The American media quoted the Argentine political scientist Mazurka of Johns Hopkins University as saying, "Mille may feel that the (Spain's ruling party) Socialist Party of Workers lacks advantages, so he tried to make Argentina ready to become its close ally when Spain forms a right-wing government. This is just like his bet on Trump."
According to the analysis, Spain is Argentina's second largest foreign investor, and the aftermath of this incident may have a lasting political and economic impact on Mile. Previously, Millet had promised to save the country's long troubled economy through austerity measures.
"Milai tried to prove that commercial relations are market issues and political issues are on another track." Mazuka said, "I don't know whether this will work."
Friction continues, and the storm is hard to calm
At present, the diplomatic turmoil between the two countries has not subsided.
Reuters pointed out in the report that later on the 21st, Mile's spokesman adopted a more moderate tone, saying that Argentina would not respond by recalling its ambassador to Spain.
However, Agence France Presse noted that after Spain announced the recall of its ambassador, Mile made more "insults" to Sanchez, saying that Sanchez was an "arrogant socialist" with a "sense of inferiority", and suggested that he "go to see a psychologist", which further exacerbated the tension.
The Guardian believes that this "war of words" is part of the increasingly fierce conflict between different political forces in the world.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) said in the report that Spain will retain its temporary agent in Argentina at present. The media believed that the diplomatic dispute might "go further".
Editor: Fan Meiling