BUENOS AIRES, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The Argentine Foreign Ministry on Thursday declared Mohsen Soltani Tehrani, charge d'affaires of the Iranian embassy, "persona non grata" and ordered him to leave the country within 48 hours.

In a statement, the ministry said the decision was taken in response to a statement concerning Argentina released by Iran's foreign ministry on Wednesday.

The Argentine government on Tuesday declared the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran as a "terrorist organization."

On Wednesday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry issued a statement, accusing Buenos Aires of making "false accusations" against a key branch of the IRGC, and describing the decision as "unconventional and unlawful." ■