President Javier Milei has sacked Foreign Minister Diana Mondino after Argentina voted to condemn the United States’ six-decade embargo of Cuba at the United Nations.
Mondino, 66, will be replaced as Argentina’s top diplomat by the nation’s current Ambassador to the United States, Gerardo Werthein, government sources confirmed.
The foreign minister's firing comes after weeks of rumours of reported unrest within the government at her performance.
Wednesday’s vote at the United Nations, during which the Milei government spoke out against the blockade of Communist Cuba, can be seen as the straw that broke the camel’s back.
The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a new resolution against Washington’s blockade of the Communist island, which has been in force for more than six decades.
The resolution received 187 votes in favour, with only the United States and Israel voting against and Moldova choosing to abstain.
It is a diplomatic and moral victory for the island, though it will have little effect in reality.
This is the 34th non-binding declaration presented by Havana since 1992 calling for “an end to the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.”
Milei's government spoke out in favour of rejecting the US embargo, surprising onlookers who had expected the La Libertad Avanza leader to shift Argentina’s historic position on the blockade.
All Latin America and Caribbean nations expressed unanimous support for Cuba and condemned the trade embargo.
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