2024-07-12 11:01:59
The Argentine government said that “the claim surprised us all. The issue was and is in the process of being resolved,” they said on the other side of the Andes.
While The Argentine Foreign Ministry confirmed that “in the coming days” the solar panels installed in Chilean territory will be removedfrom the government of Javier Milei it was stated that There are “political motivations” behind the phrase “if they do not remove the panels as soon as possible, we will do it,” said President Gabriel Boric.
According to what was reported by the trans-Andean newspaper La Nación, the Executive of that country proposed that “The claim surprised us all. The issue was and is in the process of being resolved.“.
According to that media, an official source from the Argentine government told him that the issue “It’s not that big of a deal“, and There appear to be “political motivations” behind the Chilean president’s statements.
“It always pays to show yourself as a defender of sovereignty“another senior official of the Argentine Executive told the newspaper.
For his part, the Argentine ambassador in Santiago, Jorge Faurie, informed La Nación that “It was acknowledged that it was a mistake by the company that installed them, and that it is in the process of being resolved.“.
When will the solar panels be moved?
On the other hand, in the last hours the Argentine government confirmed that only “weather conditions permitting“will transfer the solar panels installed in Chilean territory to its territory.
This was confirmed by the Casa Rosada, after the recognition that The installation of said equipment on Chilean soil was due to an errorfollowing talks between Foreign Minister Diana Mondino and Defense Minister Luis Petri.
The information provided by the Argentine government was corroborated by the Navy of that country, which detailed that “Personnel and resources were transferred to begin removal work on a solar panel installed in the territory of the sister republic of Chile, north of Tierra del Fuego Island.“.
According to media reports on the other side of the mountain range, “The intention of Javier Milei’s government is to remove them tomorrow (Tuesday) itself“, according to Infobae.