Patricia Bullrich and another international role with two countries He had to apologize after talking about terrorist groups in Chile and Bolivia

Security Minister, Patricia Bullrich, once again starring in an international role. In a report he assured that there is a presence of Iranian terrorist agents in Bolivia and northern Chile. He received immediate refusal from the governments of both countries. Bolivia’s Foreign Ministry warned that this was wrong. Chilean President Gabriel Boric stressed that the trans-Andean country “does not support any terrorist group.” Bullrich had to call Chile’s Minister of the Interior Carolina Toha apologized and assured her that she “did not try to create fear or anxiety in Chile.” On the other hand, it did not communicate with Bolivia.

The Security Minister spoke highly in an interview, in which she was highlighting that Argentina’s position regarding the conflict between Israel and Iran is not to “seek peace”, but to support Israel in all war-like retaliations. Is of. In the midst of this, Bullrich said Argentina “is in an area where there is an active presence of two armies that are allies, one directly to Iran, one to Hezbollah, which is on the triple border of Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina. Then he assured “Recently the presence has also been observed in Iquique, in the north of Chile, “Two Hezbollah figures were arrested last year in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and a few weeks ago in Peru, and last year in the city of Sao Paulo.”

And finally, Bullrich assured that in Bolivia “there is a presence of Iranian members of one of the armed branches, the Quds Force” and that the Argentine government is checking the borders to see if they enter.“People who don’t speak Spanish and have Bolivian passports.”

He later had to clarify: “We have not seen any of them enter but it is a hypothesis that we see as a possibility. If they have not registered any cases, why mention the Bolivian passports? ?”

diplomatic conflict

The same thing may have been asked by the Bolivian Foreign Ministry, which issued a statement rejecting Bullrich’s statements, which it considered “inaccurate and reckless”. The neighboring country’s foreign ministry announced it would seek clarification from the Argentinian embassy. ,We deny and strongly reject that Bolivia protects those who spread terror, insecurity and anxiety across its borders. “These allegations lack evidence or documentation and are made without any basis.”, he proposed. Bolivia’s Foreign Ministry said, “Do not fall for these provocations that only seek to affect fraternal relations between states and peoples who have common roots and a common destiny created collectively for the survival of their peoples.”

Chile was followed by Bolivia. Its president, Gabriel Borick, asked Bullrich “to be responsible and not make statements for the sake of tun tun.” In fact, the Chilean government, through its diplomatic representation, summoned the Argentine official: “If you have a serious record, you must hand it over to the authorities who are in line with justice and communicate it through the Chancellery.”

“These statements given by the press for ‘tun tun’ do not seem to me in the least and we are also going to send a note of protest through the Ministry of External Affairs. Here I demand respect for our country,” Commented. President of Chile. “Chile does not protect any terrorist group, neither within its territory nor outsideAnd all those who commit criminal acts, illegal acts on our territory will be persecuted, as we have demonstrated very clearly,” President Boric commented.

apology and paper

Along with Bolick, Chile’s Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Carolina Toha, refuted what the Argentinian official said., The Chilean minister then said that she had received a call from Bullrich to apologize for her words, which she assured had been misinterpreted.

The Security Ministry confirmed this in a statement in which it said the call was “to apologize in relation to its recent statements regarding the presence of Hezbollah in Iquique, Chile.” ,The Minister clarified that these statements were made within the framework of the responsibilities inherent in his position, in the context of regional analysis, and not with the intention of creating fear or anxiety in Chile.” says the text of the Argentine ministry. The ministers agreed to meet next week.

“We reaffirm our commitment to the security of our partner nation,” the statement concluded.

Bolivia, on the other hand, did not deserve the excuse of a security minister.