News of bilateral

Massa heads to US on a special mission for Alberto Fernández

Yesterdat 17:15 Renewal Front leader lines up talks with key Democratic leaders, including Bill Clinton, and hopes to seal a date for a future meeting between Alberto Fernández and US President Joe Biden.

INTERVIEW – PERIODISMO PURO

Rafael Bielsa: ‘Alberto Fernández is very far from being a puppet’

10-04-2021 07:42 Rafael Bielsa, Argentina’s current Ambassador to Chile, on the pandemic, the president, Peronism and bilateral relations.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW

Benjamin Cohen: ‘Dollar will not be challenged by yuan for at least a decade’

06-03-2021 08:22 Benjamin Cohen, one of the founding fathers of International Political Economy (IPE), analyses the monetary aspect of the dispute between the United States and China, while detailing why he describes Argentina “is one of the saddest cases in economic history.”

by Leandro Dario

bilateral relations

Fernández to visit AMLO in Mexico later this month

09-02-2021 21:44 President Fernández will travel to Mexico to visit counterpart Andrés Manuel López Obrador this month.

DIPLOMACY

Fernández, Macron on same page regarding Covid-19 vaccines

06-02-2021 10:12 Argentine and French leaders call for Covid-19 vaccines to be treated as ‘universal good,’ free from intellectual property restrictions.

PRESIDENT VISITS CHILE

Fernández calls for closer ties during visit to Chile

30-01-2021 08:51 President flies to Santiago for two-day visit, taking in meetings with Chilean President Sebastián Piñera, a host of opposition politicians and businessmen.

US-ARGENTINE RELATIONS

Argentina greets Biden’s inauguration with mixed messages

23-01-2021 08:46 President Alberto Fernández on Thursday sent his new United States colleague Joe Biden a congratulatory letter which contrasted in both cordiality and length with a terse Foreign Ministry statement the previous day.

BILATERAL RELATIONS

Don’t expect ‘carnal relations’ between Alberto and Joe Biden

23-01-2021 08:31 One actor could tilt the scales, though: Pope Francis. Biden is the second Catholic president of the US, preceded by John F. Kennedy. How much will the Peronist leader of the Holy See nudge Biden our way?

by Agustino Fontevecchia

DIPLOMACY

Alberto Fernández to visit Chile's Piñera in Santiago this month

16-01-2021 06:56 President Alberto Fernández will travel to Santiago on January 26 to meet with Chilean President Sebastián Piñera.

BLOOMBERG

Bolsonaro government’s message to Biden: Trumpism lives on in Brazil

16-01-2021 04:04 Brazil's Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo wants Joe Biden to know that it’s not about to reverse course in response to the change of US leadership.

LATIN AMERICA

Fernández heads across River Plate to meet Lacalle Pou

20-11-2020 13:07 President Alberto Fernández crossed the River Plate on Thursday to meet up with his Uruguayan colleague Luis Lacalle Pou in the first meeting between the two leaders since the latter’s inauguration on March 1.

US ELECTION 2020

Latin America watches on as United States heads to the polls

31-10-2020 10:36 With the region facing unprecedented economic and health concerns, as well as the issue of China’s increasing presence, Tuesday’s election could set the tone for the next phase of US-Latin America relations.

by Jennifer Heiman & Anina Hoffman

US ELECTION 2020

Ties that bind or blind: a brief history of US-Argentine relations

31-10-2020 10:31 Formal bilateral ties date back to January 27, 1823 – predating the Monroe Doctrine by over 10 months and long before Argentina was called Argentina.

by Michael Soltys

Latin America

Brazil-US turbulence ahead in case of Biden victory

11-10-2020 17:27 Diplomatic relations between Brazil and the United States are likely to become more turbulent in the event of a Joe Biden victory in November.

SINO-ARGENTINE RELATIONS

Argentina ponders Belt and Road Initiative endorsement

22-08-2020 10:18 By joining the BRI, Argentina could unlock Chinese finance for vital investment in infrastructure and transport, fossil and renewable energy, mining, manufacturing, agriculture, innovation and information technology.

by Dialogo Chino

INTERVIEW

Chinese Ambassador: Alberto Fernández has ‘boosted ties’ with Beijing

22-08-2020 08:58 Interview with Zou Xiaoli, the official representative of the People's Republic of China in Argentina.

by Juan Luis González

DEBT RESTRUCTURING TALKS

Markets rally on hopes debt talks are ‘too close to fail’

25-07-2020 09:32 Three largest creditor groups join forces in negotiations, rejecting government's "final" offer and submitting their own counter proposal.

WORLD THE PANDEMIC: GLOBAL VIEWS

New Pakistani ambassador waits to get to know his new home

16-05-2020 08:36 Buenos Aires has a new diplomat in town – but he’s stuck in the hotel. Pakistani Ambassador Dr Muhammad Khalid Ejaz arrived just days before Argentina entered its mandatory lockdown and, as he tells the Times, he’s eager to get to work and improve bilateral ties.

by James Grainger

Bloomberg

Diplomatic dance: Solá heads to Brazil for meeting with Bolsonaro, Araujo

12-02-2020 08:15 Foreign minister hoping his Brazilian counterparts are also looking to turn a page, as region's top economics seek to heal diplomatic wounds.

First Foreign Trip

Packed agenda awaits for Alberto Fernández as he lands in Israel

22-01-2020 14:11 President arrives in Tel Aviv on commercial flight. He is scheduled to have bilateral meetings with both the Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his time in Israel.

FIRST FOREIGN TRIP

Fernández flies to Israel in first foreign trip as president

21-01-2020 11:19 Argentine leader will attend commemorations marking Holocaust and 75th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz. He will also meet with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, in his first bilateral meeting as head of state on foreign soil.

TRANSITION 2019

Bolsonaro says trade with Argentina will go on, despite Fernández

09-12-2019 13:30 Reports in the Brazilian press suggest Brazilian leader won't send a government minister to president-elect's inauguration.

URUGUAYAN ELECTIONS

Macri, Fernández seek 'excellent' relationship with Uruguay's next leader

29-11-2019 08:54 Alberto Fernández says relationship with conservative leader Luis Lacalle-Pou will be as good as if opponent Daniel Martínez had won election.

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Economy in mind, Bolsonaro changes tack and cozies up to China

13-11-2019 12:38 Gone is last year’s fiery campaign trail rhetoric about China being a rapacious power intent on exploiting Brazilian resources. China is, after all, Brazil’s biggest trading partner.

PRESIDENT-ELECT IN MEXICO

Fernández, López Obrador talk up trade ties and regional cooperation

05-11-2019 11:28 Leaders of Argentina and Mexico say they see the world in a similar way, with president-elect saying the two are seeking to restore "the equilibrium and social equality lost in Latin America" in recent years.

FOREIGN POLICY

Alberto Fernández: What can we can expect on foreign policy

04-11-2019 09:40 President-elect – who visits Mexico this week – is preparing his foreign policy approach. But will it echo that of Kirchnerismo, or forge a distinct new path?

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Arrival of Fernández set to deepen fragmentation in Latin America

29-10-2019 07:27 Peronist victory in Argentina's presidential election is set to cement a rift between region's largest nations, and suggests turbulence could extend for years.

DISPUTED ISLANDS

Former Malvinas foes to swap Virgin Mary statues at Vatican

25-09-2019 16:04 Pope to preside over the exchange of two symbolically powerful statues of 'La Virgen de Luján' between Argentine and British bishops, 37 years after the conflict in the South Atlantic between the two nations.

BLOOMBERG

Eurnekián warns Alberto Fernández against closer ties with China

18-09-2019 15:16 “Turning our back to the US again and seeking an alliance with China to get funds would be a big mistake,” said Eduardo Eurnekián, the chairman of Corporación América

DIPLOMACY

Alberto Fernández renews contact with key foreign embassiess

17-09-2019 17:30 Frente de Todos presidential frontrunner and his team of advisers look to renew contact with key foreign embassies and diplomats, including the United States, the United Kingdom and members of the European Union.

by Aurelio Tomás

'Braxit'?

A Latin American Brexit? Analysing Brazil’s threat on Mercosur

16-09-2019 07:30 Jair Bolsonaro has said Brazil could leave Mercosur if Argentina, the second-largest economy in the customs union, pivots to the left after presidential elections in October. But how feasible is such a break?

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY

Government agrees new car pact with Brazil through 2029

07-09-2019 01:20 New automobile agreement will ‘consolidate Mercosur’ and improve integration, declares Production and Labour Minister Dante Sica.

DIPLOMACY

Japanese Embassy welcomes new ambassador to Argentina

05-09-2019 19:08 Takahiro Nakamae, who replaces former ambassador Noriteru Fukushima, presented diplomatic credentials to Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie on Wednesday.

by James Grainger

BILATERAL RELATIONS

Brazil foreign minister views Alberto Fernández as a threat to Mercosur

03-09-2019 16:16 “It would be very frustrating, just as Mercosur enjoys its best moment in 30 years, to have an Argentine government that might bring setbacks,” says Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo.

Photo op

PT party senator Gleisi Hoffman confirms Alberto Fernández to visit Lula in jail

03-07-2019 15:47 Alberto Fernández will visit Luiz Inácio 'Lula' da Silva in Curitiba as pressure mounts against the imprisonment of the former Brazilian president for corruption.

News of bilateral

Massa heads to US on a special mission for Alberto Fernández

Rafael Bielsa: ‘Alberto Fernández is very far from being a puppet’

Benjamin Cohen: ‘Dollar will not be challenged by yuan for at least a decade’

Fernández to visit AMLO in Mexico later this month

Fernández, Macron on same page regarding Covid-19 vaccines

Fernández calls for closer ties during visit to Chile

Argentina greets Biden’s inauguration with mixed messages

Don’t expect ‘carnal relations’ between Alberto and Joe Biden

Alberto Fernández to visit Chile's Piñera in Santiago this month

Bolsonaro government’s message to Biden: Trumpism lives on in Brazil

Fernández heads across River Plate to meet Lacalle Pou

Latin America watches on as United States heads to the polls

Ties that bind or blind: a brief history of US-Argentine relations

Brazil-US turbulence ahead in case of Biden victory

Argentina ponders Belt and Road Initiative endorsement

Chinese Ambassador: Alberto Fernández has ‘boosted ties’ with Beijing

Markets rally on hopes debt talks are ‘too close to fail’

New Pakistani ambassador waits to get to know his new home

Diplomatic dance: Solá heads to Brazil for meeting with Bolsonaro, Araujo

Packed agenda awaits for Alberto Fernández as he lands in Israel

Fernández flies to Israel in first foreign trip as president

Bolsonaro says trade with Argentina will go on, despite Fernández

Macri, Fernández seek 'excellent' relationship with Uruguay's next leader

Economy in mind, Bolsonaro changes tack and cozies up to China

Fernández, López Obrador talk up trade ties and regional cooperation

Alberto Fernández: What can we can expect on foreign policy

Arrival of Fernández set to deepen fragmentation in Latin America

Former Malvinas foes to swap Virgin Mary statues at Vatican

Eurnekián warns Alberto Fernández against closer ties with China

Alberto Fernández renews contact with key foreign embassiess

A Latin American Brexit? Analysing Brazil’s threat on Mercosur

Government agrees new car pact with Brazil through 2029

Japanese Embassy welcomes new ambassador to Argentina

Brazil foreign minister views Alberto Fernández as a threat to Mercosur

PT party senator Gleisi Hoffman confirms Alberto Fernández to visit Lula in jail

Argentina detains Chile dictatorship fugitive

Argentina held 1-1 by Chile in Copa América opener

'It's time to strike' – Messi issues Copa América rallying call

Maradona's nurse first to be questioned over his death

A crypto-revolution in Argentina

Infidelidades y un último mensaje: quién es Tomás Gimeno, el asesino de Tenerife

Reabren shoppings: en qué horarios estarán abiertos en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires

Emilio Monzó: "Tiene razón Durán Barba, Argentina quiere terminar la etapa de CFK y Macri''

Larreta destacó a 9 dirigentes de JxC como posibles candidatos a gobernador bonaerense en 2023

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