Former Foreign Minister Allamand abandons ship and submits his resignation to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Amid criticism of his administration, his absence during the crisis in the north, and when there had even been talk of a constitutional accusation against him, the government of President Sebastián Piñera reported the resignation presented by Andrés Allamand to his position as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Through a statement, La Moneda explained that the President has already accepted the request of the now former foreign minister. In this way, as of today, Carolina Valdivia Torres, who currently serves as Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, assumes the position in subrogation.
“President Sebastián Piñera appreciates the management of Andrés Allamanden the position and wishes Carolina Valdivia success in this new challenge,” states the document sent from the Presidency.
The resignation became effective through a telematic meeting with President Piñera and the Minister of the Interior, Rodrigo Delgado, where they addressed, among other things, the controversy that has arisen since images of him were disseminated in Spain, fulfilling tasks as Ibero-American Secretary General and not as Minister of State.
It is worth mentioning that Allamand was chosen as head of the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), an international organization based in Spain. For this reason, the former Chilean foreign minister was absent from the country to travel to Europe, a fact that generated a wave of criticism that pointed to the migratory crisis that is being experienced in northern Chile.
After learning of his resignation, former Minister Allamand declared that “the situation has caused a series of criticisms that affect the government of which I am part, and in passing, they intend to discredit the work of the Foreign Ministry, contributing to tension the political climate.”
In a press point, Allamand said that “the serenity of the political climate favors the best transfer of power between the current government and the elected government.” “In view of the above, I have submitted my resignation.”
Consequently, Andrés Allamand presented his resignation and what he anticipated would be the “definitive closure in national politics”.
For his part, Minister Delgado thanked, on behalf of himself and the President, the work of the now former foreign minister, particularly in terms of negotiating vaccines, technical closure in the negotiation with the European Union, peace and friendship treaty in the southern zone and recovering relations with Bolivia.
Attorney Carolina Valdivia has work experience as general director of legal affairs at Minrel and served as the agency’s executive coordinator before the International Court of Justice in The Hague for the case Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean between Bolivia and Chile.

Original source in Spanish