Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Argentine Republic: 'This afternoon, the Ambassador of the Argentine Republic to the Federative Republic of Brazil was summoned by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of that country, who informed him of the Brazilian Government's decision to reduce the level of bilateral diplomatic representation to that of Chargé d'Affaires and to request his return to the Argentine Republic. The Argentine Republic takes note of the decision adopted unilaterally by the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil and regrets its decision to continue isolating itself from the rest of the region for purely ideological reasons.'