Javier Milei, new president of Argentina, will not appoint ambassadors to the governments of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, in a radical change in Argentina's foreign policy toward those nations, as the former president leaned more toward the left.
According to agency According to Infobae, this measure by the Argentine president will also affect the country's standing in the United Nations (UN) and the Organization of American States (OAS), where Alberto Fernández's government supported its allies Miguel Díaz-Canel, Daniel Ortega, and Nicolás Maduro.
The press reiterated that Milei's "new diplomatic orientation" will also change relations with Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico. Lula da Silva, Gustavo Petro, and Andrés Manuel López Obrador—with their differences—have affinities with the governments of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
Diana Mondino, Argentina's new foreign minister, is currently preparing the list of political ambassadors to be appointed around the world, excluding Havana, Managua, and Caracas.
What are the consequences for Cubans who want to travel to Argentina?
The Argentine foreign minister, they explain, will only retain her current formal representation in those countries, as is the case with the fundamentalist government of Iran. In other words, some minor positions will remain, but the headquarters will remain open.
Regarding whether Cuba will strike back in kind, the Argentine press believes that "Cuban diplomacy knows how to operate in adverse conditions" and always seeks to maintain diplomatic ties at the highest level. In this scenario, they say it is unlikely that Díaz-Canel will decide to recall the ambassador stationed in Buenos Aires.
For the time being, Cuba and Argentina maintain direct flights through Cubana de Aviación and Aerolíneas Argentinas. For now, the Argentine airline will remain under the control of the previous government, although it seems only a matter of time before these Aerolíneas flights are eliminated, given the political perspectives of those in power.
Argentine tourists, along with Mexicans, are the main visitors to Latin America, visiting the island's hotels and tourist facilities each year.