BUENOS AIRES, 14 Feb. The Government of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has accused the U.S. of trying to smuggle war materiel Argentine territory and drugs in a military plane arrived in Buenos Aires last week, a fact that has provoked strong diplomatic friction between the two countries. The exchange of accusations began when the U.S.
State Department expressed its discontent with the way the Argentine government brought the case to the U.S. flag aircraft arrived at Ezeiza airport in Buenos Aires, on 10 February. The statement said the military plane was carrying a group of "experts and training equipment" with the permission of the Argentine authorities.
"The purpose of the visit was an exchange of training among U.S. military experts and the Federal Police of Argentina, focused on advanced hostage rescue and crisis management techniques," says the text. However, Argentina's Foreign Ministry has responded to Washington ensuring that the text "contains a number of inaccuracies and omissions." Customs also explained that after inspection of the aircraft, "found that much of the load is not included" in the list of material that would be entered, provided in December by the United States.
"Among the material seized, which does not reference the State Department, is from weapons to different drugs, among others, several doses of morphine," says the text of the Argentina Chancellery. In this situation, customs officials proceeded to "legally admitted free load" and seized "it tried to enter in violation of the laws." Washington, however, has argued that the material containing the aircraft had been "properly stated in accordance with previous discussions and understandings" and has questioned whether the Argentine authorities have acted "unexpectedly" to inspection "holding certain items." The unrest forced the administration led by Barack Obama to use diplomatic and ordered more personal secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs of the United States, Arturo Valenzuela, contact the Argentine Foreign Minister, Hector Timerman, to express the concern of the White House this issue.
The Kirchner government, however, clarified that the officials who discussed the matter has "refused to report on the reasons for the attempted admission of the seized material and the use that they would receive in Argentine territory." According to Buenos Aires, this is not the first time the U.S.
tries to "enter an arms shipment evading customs control." In August 2010, customs authorities ordered to remove material that had arrived on a plane from the U.S. Air Force. "You tried to enter the country to intercept material, several GPS revealing sophistication of its power, technological elements containing styled as secret codes and a full trunk with expired medical drugs," the foreign press. 
State Department expressed its discontent with the way the Argentine government brought the case to the U.S. flag aircraft arrived at Ezeiza airport in Buenos Aires, on 10 February. The statement said the military plane was carrying a group of "experts and training equipment" with the permission of the Argentine authorities.
"The purpose of the visit was an exchange of training among U.S. military experts and the Federal Police of Argentina, focused on advanced hostage rescue and crisis management techniques," says the text. However, Argentina's Foreign Ministry has responded to Washington ensuring that the text "contains a number of inaccuracies and omissions." Customs also explained that after inspection of the aircraft, "found that much of the load is not included" in the list of material that would be entered, provided in December by the United States.
"Among the material seized, which does not reference the State Department, is from weapons to different drugs, among others, several doses of morphine," says the text of the Argentina Chancellery. In this situation, customs officials proceeded to "legally admitted free load" and seized "it tried to enter in violation of the laws." Washington, however, has argued that the material containing the aircraft had been "properly stated in accordance with previous discussions and understandings" and has questioned whether the Argentine authorities have acted "unexpectedly" to inspection "holding certain items." The unrest forced the administration led by Barack Obama to use diplomatic and ordered more personal secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs of the United States, Arturo Valenzuela, contact the Argentine Foreign Minister, Hector Timerman, to express the concern of the White House this issue.
The Kirchner government, however, clarified that the officials who discussed the matter has "refused to report on the reasons for the attempted admission of the seized material and the use that they would receive in Argentine territory." According to Buenos Aires, this is not the first time the U.S.
tries to "enter an arms shipment evading customs control." In August 2010, customs authorities ordered to remove material that had arrived on a plane from the U.S. Air Force. "You tried to enter the country to intercept material, several GPS revealing sophistication of its power, technological elements containing styled as secret codes and a full trunk with expired medical drugs," the foreign press.
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