Sánchez, to Milei: "We are here to unite and insults are not part of my way of understanding politics"

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, responded this Thursday to his Argentine counterpart, Javier Milei, for the controversial statements issued in the plenary session of the XXX Ibero-American Summit in which Milei associated "socialism and fascism." Given this and after being asked by journalists at a press conference after the closing of the XXX Ibero-American Summit, Sánchez defended that the job of a president does not consist of seeking confrontation with the adversary. "We presidents are here to unite and insults are not part of my way of understanding politics," declared the head of the Executive.

Sánchez has insisted that, even when there are ideological differences or different ways of doing politics, "respect is essential." The president stated that the Summit is not a space for "confrontations between States" and explained that "what the world needs most is cooperation and dialogue."

"I would leave it there," the President of the Government settled regarding this latest disagreement, without wanting to enter "into further discussions" about the clashes that have occurred with the Argentine Executive in recent times. On his previous visit to Madrid, which occurred just two weeks ago, Milei referred to Sánchez as an "unpresentable dictator" and a "criminal."

The Government condemned these insults "strongly." According to a statement from Foreign Affairs, it was "unworthy" that a person who holds the highest leadership of a sister nation visited Spain "with the sole objective of trying to promote a climate of polarization and violence between Spaniards and between sister nations such as Spain and Argentina."

Despite this, the President of the Government thanked Milei this Thursday afternoon for attending the summit - he did not attend the inauguration or the dinner offered by the Kings on Wednesday. "I thank all the leaders for their assistance, also Milei, it would be necessary to do more," he stressed, recognizing the effort he has made in coming to Spain and participating in this forum.