Bolivia recalled its ambassador to Argentina for consultations on Monday after a new diplomatic dispute opened by President Javier Milei, who will also not attend the Mercosur summit, where he was due to meet Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. “The Presidency rejects the false denunciation of a coup d’état made by the Bolivian government, confirmed as false today”said a statement from the Argentine presidency office published on the night of Sunday to Monday. Former Bolivian President Evo Morales had accused his successor Luis Arce on Sunday of having “save” about a “self-coup” in La Paz.
“Little leftist” with “inflamed ego”
Luis Arce maintained on Sunday that “clearly”, “a failed military coup” took place on Wednesday. In a sign of discontent with the Argentine president’s bias, Bolivia recalled its ambassador to Argentina on Monday for consultations. Meanwhile, the Bolivian Foreign Ministry summoned the Argentine ambassador in La Paz to inform him of its “strong rejection of the statements” made by President Milei’s office. Javier Milei had already sparked diplomatic spats with Brazil and Spain, and their left-wing leaders, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
Javier Milei notably described his Brazilian counterpart as “little leftist” at the“inflamed ego”The two men were due to meet on July 8 in Asuncion at the Mercosur summit. But on Monday, the Argentine presidency announced that Javier Milei, “for scheduling reasons”would not attend the summit of the trade bloc formed by Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia. Spain withdrew its ambassador to Buenos Aires at the end of May after the diplomatic crisis triggered by Javier Milei, who had called Pedro Sanchez’s wife a “corrupt woman”.
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