# Milei and Sánchez exchange cold greeting

> Argentine and Spanish leaders share brief, distant meeting at Ibero-American Summit.
- Title: Milei and Sánchez exchange cold greeting · euronews | Shortify
- Summary: Argentine and Spanish leaders share brief, distant meeting at Ibero-American Summit.
- Keywords: javier milei, pedro sanchez, ibero-american summit, argentina, spain, military, political dispute, euronews
- Source: euronews — https://euronews.com/2026/11/05/milei-and-sanchez-exchange-a-cold-greeting-at-ibero-american-summit
- Published: 2026-11-05T12:00:08+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: javier milei, pedro sanchez, ibero-american summit, argentina, spain, military, political dispute, news, world, politics
## First public meeting
Argentine President Javier Milei and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez exchanged a brief and visibly distant greeting at the 30th Ibero-American Summit in Madrid.
## Recent political tension
Milei called Sánchez an 'unpresentable dictator' two weeks ago, escalating years of ideological clashes.

> unpresentable dictator
## Diplomatic crisis in May 2024
Spain withdrew its ambassador from Buenos Aires after Milei criticized Sánchez and his wife during a Vox party event.
## Key takeaway

Milei and Sánchez exchanged a cold greeting at the Ibero-American Summit after years of strained relations.