The Argentine government offered to send aid and technical assistance to Spain in response to the critical situation caused by torrential rains and floods, a consequence of the DANA phenomenon. "Argentina expresses its solidarity with the Spanish people and all those affected by this tragic storm, one of the deadliest in Spain's history," said Manuel Adorni, presidential spokesperson.
The gesture occurs after a peak of diplomatic tension between both countries due to ideological differences between Presidents Javier Milei and Pedro Sánchez. The late chancellor Diana Mondino had initiated a rapprochement process with Madrid to restore the relationship. Recently, Spain decided to send a new ambassador to Buenos Aires after five months without a representative.
Joaquín María de Arístegui will be the Spanish ambassador in Argentina. Javier Milei instructed the Argentine ambassador in Spain, Roberto Bosch, to offer humanitarian assistance to the Spanish government and the Valencia Community due to the devastating floods that affected the region, causing over a hundred deaths.
According to a Casa Rosada official, the Spanish government reacted to the situation and sent an ambassador after having withdrawn the previous representative at a critical moment in the dispute between the presidents.
