The Chilean Foreign Minister, Antonia Urrejola, has been the protagonist of a controversy this Tuesday after the leak of an audio in which she is heard criticizing the Argentine ambassador in Santiago, Rafael Bielsa, after he questioned the rejection of Gabriel Boric’s government to a port and mining project.
In the audio, Urrejola appears talking informally with members of his team, with whom he exchanges opinions on the answer to be given to Bielsa, who questioned the version of the Chilean Executive on the cancellation of the Dominga mining project, as reported by ‘Bio Bio Chile’.
«Enough, this asshole, he does what he wants when he feels like it and the explanation is that he is crazy?», wields the head of the Chilean diplomacy during the conversation, involuntarily leaked to the press by the communication director of the Ministry, Lorena Díaz, who has already resigned.
Likewise, the head of the Chilean Foreign Ministry can be heard giving an account of the message she would send to her Argentinean counterpart, Santiago Cafiero, to represent the annoyance of the Executive for Bielsa’s comments.
«I told him that the Dominga issue was a unanimous decision of the Council of Ministers. Your ambassador directly attacks the administration of President (Gabriel) Boric on a very politically charged issue. Sincerely it is unacceptable, just days before we go to the summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Argentina», Urrejola is heard saying, according to ‘El Mercurio’.
Following the audio leak, the Chilean Foreign Ministry has issued a statement assuring that the situation with Argentina «has been overcome», downplaying the importance of Urrejola’s words.
«The situation that motivated the aforementioned meeting is already overcome and does not represent at all the excellent bilateral relationship between Argentina and Chile, which has been built on the basis of historical trust and friendship,» reads the missive.
A few hours after the controversy erupted, the Chilean Foreign Minister shared a photo on Twitter at the CELAC summit with her Argentine counterpart, Santiago Cafiero, assuring that both continue to work in favor of their «intense» bilateral agenda.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
