What the Colombian media say after Gustavo Petro’s decision

The decision of the Colombian president Gustavo Petro to expel all Argentine diplomats from the country after Javier Milei’s statements to the CNN channel, in which he described his peer as a “terrorist murderer”, it did not take long for them to create global repercussions.

The conflict ended up breaking out this Wednesday, after the Colombian Foreign Ministry shared an official statement in which they reported the decision made by Petro. In this context, the main Colombian media did not take long to echo what happened, portraying it on their portals.

Colombia-Argentina conflict: this is what the Colombian media reported

“Colombian Government orders the expulsion of diplomats from the Argentine Embassy in Bogotá,” was the title chosen by the newspaper. Colombia Weather.

The article highlights that the Colombian state agency had previously warned of Milei’s offensive statements towards Petro. “This is not the first time that President Milei refers insultingly to President Petro and that this has affected the historical relations of brotherhood between both countries,” he quotes the Foreign Ministry.

For its part, The viewer He chose the headline: “Colombia ordered the expulsion of diplomats from the Argentine embassy.”

“The Foreign Ministry reported on March 27 that the Government of President Gustavo Petro made the decision to expel Argentine diplomats from Colombian territory following the pronouncements of the Argentine president, Javier Milei, against his Colombian counterpart,” they wrote.

The website of The Colombian indicated that the “Government ordered the expulsion of Argentine diplomats after insults by President Javier Milei to President Petro.”

Meanwhile, the newspaper Week He reiterated in a higher tone. “Urgent: Petro ordered to expel all Argentine diplomats because Milei called him ‘murderer, terrorist.’ Inside the text, it clarifies that “the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed this Wednesday, March 27, its rejection of the statements made by the president of Argentina, Javier Milei, against President Gustavo Petro and, In response, he announced the expulsion of all that country’s diplomats in Colombia.”