News of meeting

AFI conducted illegal espionage on more than 400 journalists during Macri era

08-06-2020 00:12 Cristina Caamaño, government-appointed trustee of AFI federal intelligence agency, files complaint alleging officials conducted illegal espionage on 500 journalists, academics and business leaders, including two Buenos Aires Times staffers, during the Mauricio Macri administration's time in office.

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Bannon hosts populist banquet, with Bolsonaro’s son and Farage on guestlist

28-02-2020 14:36 Steve Bannon, an architect of Trump’s 2016 victory, hosted dinner for international populist leaders on Wednesday night. Briton Nigel Farage, French MEP Jérôme Rivière, Brazilian Eduardo Bolsonaro and Mexican presidential hopeful Eduardo Verastegui were among the attendees.

BILATERAL RELATIONS

Fernández to meet Uruguay leader Luis Lacalle Pou next month

18-02-2020 15:08 Argentine leader will miss Uruguayan leader's inauguration on March 1 due to clash with congressional sessions, but he will travel to Montevideo a day or two afterwards.

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.

POPE & THE PRESIDENT

President Fernández meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican

31-01-2020 10:08 President and pontiff speak for about 45 minutes in Francis' private library, as Frente de Todos leader's first stop on European tour.

THE PRESIDENT & THE PONTIFF

Fernández to meet Pope Francis at Vatican on January 31

14-01-2020 16:33 The meeting – the first between the two since Fernández assumed the presidency – will take place on Friday, January 31 at 11am local time (around 7am in Argentina).

MERCOSUR SUMMIT

Tensions loom large at Macri's final Mercosur summit

05-12-2019 18:14 Macri bids farewell to Mercosur at summit in Brazil, with regional bloc reeling from US steel and aluminum tariffs and tensions between Bolsonaro and Alberto Fernández.