2024-07-05 02:29:33
In response to the statements made by the Argentine representative regarding the military post at Hito 1 Magallanes, Foreign Minister Alberto van Klaveren downplayed the controversy that had arisen.
Controversy was generated by the construction of an Argentine military post in Chilean territory, specifically at Hito 1 Magallanes, in Patagonia, which caused La Moneda to formally complain to the Casa Rosada.
The controversy arose from the removal of the Maritime Traffic Surveillance and Control Post Hito 1, which is more than three meters deep into national soil.
In view of this, Although the Argentine ambassador, Jorge Faurie, acknowledged the error, he pointed out that it will not be possible to move it in the short term.
“It’s not a very impressive project, it’s just some solar panels that were installed but they didn’t check the coordinates that marked the boundary,” Faurie told Radio Biobío.
Regarding the statements of the Argentine representative regarding the military post at Hito 1 Magallanes in PatagoniaForeign Minister Alberto van Klaveren played down the controversy generated.
“We were informed of this situation. In turn, our border and boundary management quickly verified on the ground the error that had been committed by this Argentine company that carried out the installation,” he responded from Germany.
Van Klaveren said: “We have a very long border with Argentina and this is not an absolutely exceptional fact. Sometimes these kinds of mistakes happen… we believe it is a mistake, obviously in good faith.”
“A large part of the installation is obviously in Argentine territory and there is a small portion that remains in Chilean territory, which must be corrected and we will see the most effective way to correct it,” said the Secretary of State, who added that “We will evaluate the situation, based on the terrain conditions and also the weather conditions.”