US gov't ‘not cooperating with investigation,’ Timerman says
“They owe us an answer,” he stated and indicated that “this was not the first incident of such nature.”
“The last time this happened it didn’t grow to become a major incident due to the intervention of US ambassador to Argentina Vilma Martínez,” he explained.
Mr. Timerman then clarified that he is not accusing the US government, but “he is asking them to help Argentina maintain security in the country."
"If they helped, the investigation would go much smoother.”
The Foreign Minister also stated that Argentina “was never disrespectful to the US,” and urged authorities to “acknowledge their mistake.”
“They were trying to bring warfare material into the country without letting us know.”
“All they have to say is ‘We’re sorry,’” he said.
Mr. Timerman continued to say that the US should not try to bring unauthorized material into the country without letting authorities know, and said that he had delivered an official letter of complaint to the US embassy in Buenos Aires.
Among the unauthorized items, Mr. Timerman described “a briefcase containing morphine and psychotropic medication, highly-sensitive communication devices and a letter that read, in Spanish, ‘I am an American soldier, let my country know I’ve been arrested’.”
He also added that the plane was carrying a “chest full of expired medication,” and wondered: “what were they trying to do with that? Why was that on the plane?”
He clarified that the seized items “will not be returned, as any other country wouldn’t.”
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