2024-07-12 00:30:22
The Argentine government’s decision came after Chilean President Gabriel Boric called for the panels to be removed “as soon as possible or we will do it ourselves.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Argentina will begin removing solar panels installed in Chilean territory “in the coming days.”
“Today we have been notified, through our embassy in Argentina, that the solar panels installed by mistake in Chilean territory will be removed within the next few days,” the ministry said on Monday.
This comes after President Gabriel Boric said in Paris that the neighboring country”You must remove those solar panels as soon as possible, or we will do it.“.
In the last few hours, the trans-Andean press assured that the Executive began to plan the removal of the devices “to reduce diplomatic tension“, according to portals such as Infobae.
According to what was specified from the other side of the mountain range, as a result of the case, direct contact was established between the Argentine Foreign Minister, Diana Mondino, and the Minister of Defense of that country, Luis Petri, in order to coordinate this work.
In detail, part of the trans-Andean infrastructure It is installed three meters inside the Chilean territory.
What Boric said about Argentina’s solar panels
The decision of the Argentine Executive came after the Chilean president, Gabriel Boric, referred to the issue in Paris, the last leg of their European tour.
“We learned some time ago that Argentina, by installing a military base in the Patagonia region, placed solar panels in Chilean territory“, the president began by stating.
He then added that “we received an apology from the Argentine Foreign Ministry, but I would like to state very clearly that Borders are not something that can be ambiguous.“.
“Those solar panels must be removed as soon as possible or we will do it.“, Boric stressed.