President Javier Milei
's attack
on
Gustavo Petro
and the Colombian president's response by expelling the Argentine diplomats in Bogotá led bilateral tension to an unprecedented "crisis" that occupies the front pages of Colombia's main media.
"
It is not against the Argentine people, it is against Milei ,"
El Espectador
titled
the article to report on the multiple reactions of political leaders following the harsh accusations of the Argentine president.
In that publication they reflect that even an opposition leader such as the president of Congress, Iván Name, questioned Milei and assured that he "
repudiates the disrespect
" of the libertarian.
For
El Colombiano
, "diplomatic relations between Argentina and Colombia entered into crisis" after Milei's harsh criticism in the interview with CNN.
For its part, the
Semana
media outlet chose to tell "the story of how the maximum point of tension was reached" between Argentina and Colombia, reviewing the accusations crossed since before Milei became president.
The Colombian Government made it official through a statement signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs that it "orders the expulsion of diplomats from the Argentine embassy in Colombia."
The note published by
El Colombiano
focuses on Milei's disqualifications but criticizes the statement, warning that "it is not clear whether the decision is for all diplomats, including the ambassador, or if it only applies to some." representatives of the southern country and if it has immediate effects".