Bloomberg US needs to see more from Maduro to ease Venezuela sanctions 19-05-2022 14:16 US National Security Council Senior Director Juan Gonzalez says Maduro administration should take more democratic steps before receiving respite from sanctions.
COURTS Fernández, Bullrich attend court hearing over vaccine bribery allegations 17-05-2022 20:45 Alberto Fernández on Tuesday attended a conciliatory court hearing with PRO chair Patricia Bullrich; President is suing former security minister for her allegations government officials asked for bribe when buying Covid-19 vaccine purchases.
Alberto in Europe Fernandez relays Latin America's ‘concern’ over Ukraine war to Macron 13-05-2022 10:45 President Alberto Fernández ends his brief tour of Europe with a warm meeting with France’s newly re-elected leader Emmanuel Macron. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and global fall-out tops the agenda.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Alberto jabs at Cristina as he talks up opportunities in Europe 12-05-2022 16:00 President shows off his independent streak during tour of Spain, Germany and France as he criticises vice-president’s “partial view” of challenges facing Argentina. by James Grainger
WAR IN UKRAINE President Fernández questions economic sanctions against Russia 11-05-2022 15:59 Peronist leader, speaking in Berlin, says Russia should remain in the G20 and that sanctions on the country over Ukraine war are having “negative repercussions for Argentina and the world.”
ALBERTO IN EUROPE Argentina looks to Spain as an entry point for its gas to Europe 10-05-2022 16:33 Argentina intends to sell gas to Europe in the coming years and Spain could be its gateway, President Alberto Fernández tells Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Madrid.
BLOOMBERG US seeks to bolster Latin American economies to curb migration 10-05-2022 09:56 Biden administration working on a proposal to bolster economies in Latin America and strengthen ties ahead of upcoming Summit of the Americas.
DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY President puts domestic tensions on pause with European tour 09-05-2022 15:39 Argentina’s president flies to the Spanish city of Madrid on Monday ahead of meeting with Spanish leader Pedro Sánchez. Tour also includes a two-day stopover in Germany and possible meeting with Emmanuel Macron in Paris.
AMIA ATTACK US working ‘very closely’ with Argentina to seek justice for AMIA attack 05-05-2022 23:24 Senior government official in Washington says United States is working with Argentina on quest for justice over 1994 AMIA terror attack.
Lithium in Latin America Mexico seeks lithium ‘partnership’ with Argentina, Bolivia and Chile 03-05-2022 14:32 Mexico seeking alliance with Argentina, Bolivia and Chile to share experiences regarding exploitation of lithium, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday.
DIPLOMACY US joins with 55 countries to promote free Internet 28-04-2022 09:32 Amid a rise in authoritarian governments such as Russia cracking down on access to digital information, the United States on Thursday will join with more than 50 countries in launching an initiative to protect an open, safe Internet.
Diplomacy Nicaragua expels OAS and advances withdrawal plan, says foreign minister 25-04-2022 12:23 Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada announces his country's immediate split from the Organisation of American States, saying the "infamous organisation" would no longer have offices in Nicaragua.
DIPLOMACY US official Blinken seeks 'strong' Latin American pact on migration 22-04-2022 00:06 United States seeking a strong declaration to coordinate on rising migration when Latin American leaders meet in Los Angeles.
DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY Proposal to ‘re-establish ties’ with Maduro draws fire from critics 19-04-2022 20:38 Opposition hardliners, human rights groups and US lawmaker Marco Rubio strongly criticises President Alberto Fernández after he announces that he wants Argentina to re-establish diplomatic relations with Venezuela.
CORRUPTION & THE COURTS Ambassador to Israel Sergio Urribarri steps down after graft conviction 08-04-2022 15:33 Former Entre Ríos Province governor sentenced to eight years in prison after being found guilty of five crimes, including embezzlement , malfeasance and business dealings incompatible with holding public office.
Bilateral relations Boric calls for Latin American unity and 'deepening' of ties with Argentina 04-04-2022 17:43 Speaking during his visit to Buenos Aires, Chilean President Gabriel Boric calls for greater Latin American unity as he highlights the “deep brotherhood" that unites his country with Argentina.
Bilateral relations Chile's Boric visits Argentina in first foreign trip as president 02-04-2022 22:13 Chile's President Gabriel Boric will travel to Argentina on Sunday in his first international official visit.
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Brazil opposed to ejecting Russia from G20, says foreign minister 25-03-2022 14:43 Brazil is "clearly opposed" to barring Russia from the G20, its foreign minister has said.
Former US secretary of state Former US top diplomat Madeleine Albright dead at 84 23-03-2022 15:56 Madeleine Albright, the first female US secretary of state and one of the most influential stateswomen of her generation, has died of cancer at age 84.
RUSSIAN ATTACK ON UKRAINE With Ukraine, Vatican balances diplomacy and inter-faith ties 21-03-2022 08:35 The Vatican has long played global mediator but has struggled to make its mark in the Ukraine conflict.
Bilateral relations New Chile president to visit Argentina in April on first foreign trip 18-03-2022 13:09 Chile’s new leader Gabriel Boric will travel to Argentina next month for a meeting with his President Alberto Fernández.
RUSSIA ATTACKS UKRAINE: DIPLOMATIC FALLOUT More than 1.2 million refugees have fled Ukraine already, says UN 04-03-2022 18:05 More than 1.2 million people have fled Ukraine into neighbouring countries since Russia launched its full-scale invasion on February 24, according to United Nations figures released on Friday.
RUSSIA ATTACKS UKRAINE: DIPLOMATIC FALLOUT Government joins UN condemnation of ‘Russian aggression’ in Ukraine 04-03-2022 12:44 President Alberto Fernández's government takes a stronger line against Russian invasion of Ukraine; Latin American dividing lines clear as Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua back Putin.
RUSSIA ATTACKS UKRAINE: FALLOUT Hundreds of Latin Americans evacuated from Ukraine 04-03-2022 00:54 Several hundred citizens leave war-ravaged nation in emergency operations, as governments across the region pool resources to assist evacuation of nationals.
RUSSIA ATTACKS UKRAINE: DIPLOMATIC FALLOUT Argentina evacuates its remaining diplomatic staff from Ukraine 04-03-2022 00:26 Argentina's remaining diplomatic staff in Kyiv were evacuated from Ukraine in an operation carried out this Thursday, confirms Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero.
RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE Ukrainians march in Buenos Aires, demanding Russian withdrawal 25-02-2022 23:02 Around 2,000 members of the large Ukrainian community in Argentina marched in Buenos Aires on Friday, demanding the withdrawal of Russian forces.
DOMESTIC REACTION Opposition asks Fernández to condemn Russian invasion in stronger terms 25-02-2022 22:45 Opposition lawmakers and Ukraine’s diplomat in Buenos Aires call on President Alberto Fernández to issue “clear condemnation” of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE President Fernández calls on Putin to end military action in Ukraine 25-02-2022 01:10 President Alberto Fernández calls on Russia to "put an end to the actions undertaken” in Ukraine “and for all parties involved to return to dialogue."
TENSIONS IN EASTERN EUROPE Argentina calls for a ‘political solution’ to Ukraine crisis 23-02-2022 10:51 Argentina’s government calls for the continuation of diplomatic talks in order to find a "political solution" to the crisis between Russia and Ukraine.
DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY 'Terrible timing': Brazil's Bolsonaro to visit Russia 13-02-2022 09:50 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is due to arrive in Russia Tuesday for an official visit with highly awkward diplomatic timing, amid the tense stand-off between Moscow and the West over Ukraine.
EDITORIAL Of silk roads and sow’s ears 12-02-2022 09:51 The main lesson from the president’s Sino-Russian swing should be the need to separate international economic relations from domestic politics and even geopolitics in a multilateral world.
As I see it An innocent abroad: Alberto in Russia and China 12-02-2022 09:32 Alberto’s willingness to kowtow to Xi and heap praise on the Chinese Communist regime was by no means as ridiculous as some seem to think, but he could hardly have chosen a worse time in which to cold-shoulder the United States. by James Neilson
Politics Playing with fire 12-02-2022 09:27 Despite claims of an historical “Peronist third position,” the reality is Argentina has an impossible debt with the International Monetary Fund and it needs all the support it can get to restructure it. by Agustino Fontevecchia
DIPLOMACY Brazil defends stopovers for British flights to Malvinas 09-02-2022 16:18 Brazil has defended its decision to allow British Royal Air Force flights to use its territory for stopovers on their way to and from the Malvinas Islands, following a complaint by Argentina's government.
President on tour President winds up tour with climate talks in Barbados 09-02-2022 10:02 President Alberto Fernández met Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley last Tuesday, along with representatives of other Eastern Caribbean islands, on the last stage of his international tour.
DIPLOMATIC SPAT US congressman: ‘Argentina has lashed itself to Chinese Communist Party’ 08-02-2022 22:48 US lawmaker Matt Gaetz says “Argentina has lashed itself to the Chinese Communist Party” in the wake of last week's Belt and Road initiative announcement.
PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN TOUR Argentina joins China’s Belt and Road initiative, eyes US$23 billion investment 06-02-2022 08:28 President Alberto Fernández signs Argentina up to China’s sweeping global initiative; Final details discussed at bilateral meeting between Peronist leader and Chinese Premier Xi Jingping.
PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN TOUR Xi's Olympic diplomacy blitz nets Argentina for China's Belt and Road 06-02-2022 07:54 Chinese state broadcaster CCTV confirms Xi and Alberto Fernández have inked an agreement on "jointly promoting the construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road," marking Argentina's entry into the initiative.
ALBERTO’S FOREIGN TOUR Alberto tells Putin: Argentina has to stop depending on IMF and US 04-02-2022 23:32 President's foreign tour to Moscow, Beijing and Barbados begins with a bang as opposition criticises “irresponsible” remarks to Russian leader.
DIPLOMACY President Fernández receives credentials from 20 ambassadors 28-01-2022 17:57 Twenty envoys present their diplomatic credentials to President Alberto Fernández during a ceremony at the Casa Rosada’s Salón Blanco.
alberto's foreign tour Trip to Russia, China puts Argentina’s ‘círculo rojo’ on orange alert 28-01-2022 17:07 Concerns among the group of influential decision-makers dubbed the “círculo rojo” are increasing, with unrest over the president’s tour destinations and doubts over a new IMF deal.
ALBERTO’S FOREIGN TOUR Alberto’s mission: Selling his support for Russia and China – at a high price 28-01-2022 17:04 Putin and Xi are two of the biggest political leaders in the world, beyond any doubt, but they are also among the most denounced. by Maximiliano Sardi
TENSIONS IN EASTERN EUROPE Russia, Ukraine hold talks as United States warns of invasion 26-01-2022 14:07 Top officials from Ukraine and Russia met in Paris on Wednesday for talks to defuse tensions on their border, as the United States warns Moscow is preparing military action.
DIPLOMACY Lunch with Putin in Russia, trips to China and Barbados – details emerge of president’s next trip 24-01-2022 22:16 President Alberto Fernández's upcoming tour will see him hold bilateral meetings with the leaders of Russia and China. A meeting with Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has also been lined up, according to diplomatic sources.
DIPLOMACY New US ambassador presents credentials to President Fernández 24-01-2022 21:33 Marc R. Stanley presents credentials to President Alberto Fernández, formally assuming his post as Washington’s representative in Buenos Aires. by James Grainger
GEOPOLITICS Putin could burst Xi’s Olympic dream with a war in Ukraine 24-01-2022 09:27 As the United States and Europe mount increasingly frantic efforts to deter Russia from any invasion of Ukraine, it’s Chinese President Xi Jinping who may have the biggest influence on Vladimir Putin’s timetable.
IMF DEBT TALKS US confident Argentina will reach IMF deal, says senior official 21-01-2022 22:44 Washington is confident Argentina will reach an agreement with the IMF to restructure its multi-billion dollar debt, and is ready to support that process, a senior US official said Thursday.
DIPLOMACY Cafiero to visit Washington for meeting with US secretary of state 10-01-2022 16:28 Argentina’s foreign minister set to meet Antony Blinken on January 18, just a few weeks before President Alberto Fernández is due to travel to China to see Xi Jingping.
DIPLOMACY / CELAC Argentina assumes CELAC pro-tempore presidency for next year 07-01-2022 17:41 Government hails “unanimous confidence” in Argentine leadership, but opposition voices concerns over foreign policy direction.
Venezuelan leader in focus Venezuela's Guaidó digs in as 'acting president' without power 05-01-2022 09:35 Juan Guaidó will remain Venezuela's "acting president" for another year – at least for the United States, the main ally of the almost powerless opposition leader.