News of relations

British ambassador hails bicentennial with Argentina in farewell bow

28-06-2025 09:51 Ambassador Kirsty Hayes looks to the past, present and future in her last event as London’s envoy in Buenos Aires, delivering a farewell speech that recognises 200 years of bilateral relations between UK and Argentina.

by James Grainger

Dmitry Feoktistov Interview

Russia’s relationship with Milei government is ‘frozen,’ says ambassador

21-06-2025 06:26 Russian Ambassador to Argentina Dmitry Feoktistov expresses "optimism" over the future of the bilateral relationship, marked by the government’s U-turn over Ukraine, but admits relations are on ice. "The ball is in their court," he says in an exclusive interview.

by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti

ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICT

Milei calls Netanyahu to express Argentina's support for Israel amid Iran conflict

17-06-2025 11:48 President Javier Milei speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu via telephone, expressing Argentina’s support amid major escalation in the Middle East.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Milei: Argentina will move Israel Embassy to Jerusalem in 2026

11-06-2025 23:21 President becomes first Argentine head of state to address Israeli Parliament, tells lawmakers he will move his country's Embassy to Jerusalem next year.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

EU-Mercosur deal, nuclear talks top agenda as Milei meets Macron

09-06-2025 16:55 President Javier Milei attends United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, as a gesture of goodwill towards his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Milei renews attacks on Spanish PM Sánchez during Madrid visit

08-06-2025 20:47 President Javier Milei renews expletive-laden criticism of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez as bilateral ties plummet.

ECONOMY & FOREIGN POLICY

With Milei in Rome, YPF signs LNG export deal with Italy’s ENI

06-06-2025 22:05 Agreement signed in Rome while Milei visits Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on first leg of his 10-day foreign tour.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Milei to meet Meloni, Pope Leo, Netanyahu on 10-day international tour

31-05-2025 13:08 President’s 10-day tour will be the longest foreign trip so far of term in office; Stops in Rome, with Meloni and Pope meetings on the agenda; Trip to end in Israel, where Milei will address Knesset.

OBITUARY

Former US ambassador to Argentina Lino Gutiérrez dies aged 74

06-05-2025 17:20 Ambassador to Argentina between 2003 and 2006, Lino Gutiérrez had a long and distinguished career in the US Foreign Service.

by Michael Soltys

US-ARGENTINA RELATIONS

US Treasury secretary offers 'full support' to Milei ahead of visit

10-04-2025 17:26 In a show of support for President Javier Milei's "bold economic reforms," US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will travel to Buenos Aires next week for meetings with government officials and business leaders.

Interview

Brazilian ambassador: Lula-Milei differences have 'minimal effect on bilateral relations’

05-04-2025 06:34 Brazil’s Ambassador to Argentina on managing bilateral relations, despite the enmity between Javier Milei and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Julio Bitelli on Jair Bolsonaro’s trial, the Malvinas issue, the flirtation between Argentina and the United States, the trade imbalance and the importance of Vaca Muerta.

by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti

INTERVIEW / IRISH AMBASSADOR

Irish eyes are on the future, says Dublin’s man in Buenos Aires

15-03-2025 07:16 Ireland’s Ambassador to Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, Gerard McCoy, marks St. Patrick’s Day with a review of diplomatic relations, Argentina’s Irish community and bilateral trade.

by Michael Soltys

POLLING & SURVEYS

Argentines want US trade deal despite competition, tariff fears

11-02-2025 09:03 Argentines support President Milei’s quest to negotiate a free-trade agreement with the United States, but are split over competing with US firms.

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Carnal relations and the forces of heaven

01-02-2025 06:05 The Menem Presidency was the closest thing to providing a template for the disruptive novelty of Milei’s administration but the return of Trump to the White House invites new comparisons.

by Michael Soltys

ARGENTINA-US RELATIONS

Milei meets new US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at black-tie gala

21-01-2025 10:53 President Javier Milei meets Marco Rubio at a black-tie gala following Donald Trump's inauguration.

Analysing Argentina

Latin America ducks and covers for Trump – except Milei

18-01-2025 06:37 With expected good access to the new White House, it will be up to Milei and his team to distinguish personal ideology from national interest and act accordingly.

by Marcelo J. García

US-ARGENTINA RELATIONS

Trump and Milei: An ideological match, but can they work together?

18-01-2025 06:32 The ideological romance between the presidents of Argentina and the United States has already matured. But will it ripen?

LATIN AMERICA

Argentina takes Venezuela to International Criminal Court

02-01-2025 17:10 Diplomatic dispute over arrest of Argentine gendarme Nahuel Agustín Gallo and “terrorism” charges escalates as Milei takes Maduro to International Criminal Court.

DETAINED ARGENTINE IN VENEZUELA

Arrested Border Guard charged with 'terrorism' in Venezuela

27-12-2024 13:47 The arrest of Argentine gendarme Nahuel Agustín Gallo in Venezuela has sparked diplomatic tensions between Argentina and Venezuela. Gallo faces prosecution for terrorism, while Argentine President Javier Milei has condemned the arrest as a form of kidnapping.

BILATERAL SPAT

Chile sends note of protest to Argentina after Caputo's criticism of Boric

19-12-2024 09:25 Chile has sent a note of protest to Argentina’s government after its economy minister Luis Caputo branded President Gabriel Boric a "communist" who will "sink" the nation.

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Criticism as Italy fast-tracks citizenship for President, Karina Milei

14-12-2024 08:24 President Javier Milei, in Italy on an overseas visit, and his sister Karina Milei have been granted fast-tracked citizenship by the Italian government, sparking anger among government critics.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Pope hails four decades of peace between Argentina, Chile

25-11-2024 16:25 Pope Francis hosts a Vatican meeting to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Peace and Friendship Treaty between Argentina and Chile, signed on November 29, 1984, ending the Beagle Channel conflict.

ANALYSING ARGENTINA

Milei and his Doppelganger

23-11-2024 06:00 There may be two Javier Mileis. One lives on Planet Earth and engages with people he said he loathed, and another fights fantasy battles in a parallel reality on social media. Which one will prevail?

by Marcelo J. García

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Long live pragmatism, carajo!

21-11-2024 18:04 President Javier Milei is adjusting his rhetoric to the challenges of power – from his frosty exchanges with Lula and his rapprochement with Xi Jinping, to his contradictions with Emmanuel Macron and Giorgia Meloni.

by Javier Calvo

International Criminal Court

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, Deif

21-11-2024 14:30 Hague court issues arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Milei calls for ‘alliance of free nations’ as he hosts Meloni

20-11-2024 15:06 Javier Milei voices his intention to create a new multilateral grouping of right-wing nations as he hosts Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni; President uses press conference to criticise the “woke virus” he claims is infecting the West.

FRENCH PRESIDENT IN BUENOS AIRES

Macron defends French farmers during talks with Milei

18-11-2024 10:30 French President Emmanuel Macron defends his nation's resistance to the proposed EU-Mercosur trade deal as he visits President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires.

BILATERAL VISIT

Macron presses Milei on climate action, multilateralism during talks

17-11-2024 09:26 French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Argentina on Saturday for a bilateral visit with President Javier Milei that will focus on international consensus, EU-Mercosur trade deal and global issues, particularly climate change.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Milei’s meeting with Xi signals he’s come full circle on China

17-11-2024 08:44 President Javier Milei is preparing for his first sit-down with Xi Jinping, despite once scoffing that he’d never cut deals with communists.

As I see it

Milei books a seat on the Trump express

16-11-2024 05:52 Though Milei expects Trump to lend him a helping hand on the financial front, he must be worried by his determination to surround the US with sky-high protectionist walls.

by James Neilson

MILEI IN AMERICA

President Milei praises Trump at Mar-a-Lago event

15-11-2024 09:52 President Javier Milei congratulates Donald Trump for his electoral victory, a win he says shows the world that "the winds of freedom are blowing much stronger."

WORLD

Sombre swan song for Biden in South America

14-11-2024 20:41 President Joe Biden embarked on a sombre farewell tour of South America Thursday, a trip overshadowed by Donald Trump's US election win.

US-ARGENTINA RELATIONS

Trump: Milei’s friend in the North?

14-11-2024 15:57 Javier Milei wants to establish a close link with the US president-elect. A look at the relationship between Donald Trump, Argentina's president and the envoys working to strengthen ties.

by Juan Luis González

ENVIRONMENT

Milei's COP29 team leaves as Trump tensions hang over summit

14-11-2024 12:06 Argentina's abrupt exit and France's partial withdrawal from the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan have raised concerns about political tensions, overshadowing efforts to secure a crucial climate finance agreement.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Milei to travel to US next week for meeting with Trump

08-11-2024 09:14 Argentina’s President set for seventh visit to United States in a year; Milei will take part in CPAC forum, which will be hosted at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

ECONOMIC REPERCUSSIONS

Dollars, IMF, cepo – Economy Ministry’s expectations after Trump triumph

06-11-2024 23:59 The government is betting on ideological overlap between Milei and Trump helping Argentina to obtain the financing required to face the need for dollars.

by Ezequiel Orlando

WORLD

Trump return sows new uncertainty for stunned global leaders

06-11-2024 17:16 The world digested the return of Donald Trump to the White House with a sense of shock and trepidation. In Argentina, an ecstatic Milei sent congratulatory text messages to billionaire Elon Musk.

LOCAL REACTION

Argentina’s right celebrates Trump’s victory in US election

06-11-2024 15:39 Figures from Mauricio Macri’s PRO party celebrate Republican leader’s win in US presidential election as Milei government officials revel in news.

UNITED STATES ELECTION 2024

World leaders pledge to work with Trump as he claims US election win

06-11-2024 07:34 World leaders raced to congratulate Donald Trump as he claimed a stunning US election victory over Kamala Harris, while financial markets also rose.

UNITED STATES ELECTION 2024

US ambassador says election result 'won't change' ties with Argentina

05-11-2024 16:12 US Ambassador to Argentina Marc Stanley says strong relationship between two nations will continue, regardless of who emerges triumphant in Tuesday's election.

UNITED STATES ELECTION 2024

Milei's affinity with Trump – what a Republican win would mean for Argentina

04-11-2024 07:48 President Milei does little to hide his support for the Republican candidate. Negotiations with the IMF and how protectionism would affect Argentina, among other key issues.

by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Intrigue and secrecy in Mondino’s pre-trailed dismissal

31-10-2024 10:25 President Javier Milei sacks his foreign minister after Argentina’s vote at the UN against the United States’ six-decade embargo imposed against Cuba. Issuing a presidential communiqué aimed at sowing terror in the diplomatic corps, Milei is embarking on a cultural battle to shift the foreign service.

by Walter Curia

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Spain names new ambassador to Argentina, five months on from Sánchez-Milei spat

29-10-2024 09:24 Spanish government appoints new ambassador to Argentina, five months on from a diplomatic crisis sparked by a war of words between Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and President Javier Milei.

GEOPOLITICS

Brazil reluctant to pick between US and China in polarised world

23-10-2024 23:38 Brazilian leaders are walking a fine diplomatic line to appeal to both the US and China and shield their nation from any potential blowback in an increasingly polarised world.

WORLD

Venezuela's Maduro hails 'indestructible ties' with Russia

23-10-2024 15:50 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Wednesday hailed "indestructible ties" with Russia during a meeting with Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a BRICS summit.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Unease among foreign service over Milei's ‘threatening’ letter

22-10-2024 17:16 President Javier Milei warns Argentina’s foreign service that anyone not committed to his anti-progressive agenda should “step aside.”

EL OBSERVADOR – PERFIL

Report shines light on ‘Kremlin’s playbook’ in Argentina

22-10-2024 09:58 New report by the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD), a think tank based in Sofia, Bulgaria, offers a comprehensive analysis of Russia’s economic and political influence on the region. Ignacio E. Hutin, the advisor who contributed research about Moscow’s influence on Argentina, details its findings in this article.

GEOPOLITICS

Putin hosts BRICS leaders in Russia in challenge to West

22-10-2024 08:39 President Vladimir Putin plays host Russia’s biggest gathering of world leaders since the invasion of Ukraine, using the BRICS summit to show he’s no pariah.

EDITORIAL

Obscurity obstructs security

19-10-2024 06:46 Both Peronism and the business world are undergoing a transitional phase.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

With Biden’s envoy in town, Argentina steps up efforts to tackle against synthetic drugs

16-10-2024 15:41 Foreign Minister Diana Mondino receives top US narcotics official Todd D. Robinson, as Security Minister Patricia Bullrich announces Argentina will set up a regional intelligence centre to combat synthetic drug trafficking.

by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti

News of relations

British ambassador hails bicentennial with Argentina in farewell bow

Russia’s relationship with Milei government is ‘frozen,’ says ambassador

Milei calls Netanyahu to express Argentina's support for Israel amid Iran conflict

Milei: Argentina will move Israel Embassy to Jerusalem in 2026

EU-Mercosur deal, nuclear talks top agenda as Milei meets Macron

Milei renews attacks on Spanish PM Sánchez during Madrid visit

With Milei in Rome, YPF signs LNG export deal with Italy’s ENI

Milei to meet Meloni, Pope Leo, Netanyahu on 10-day international tour

Former US ambassador to Argentina Lino Gutiérrez dies aged 74

US Treasury secretary offers 'full support' to Milei ahead of visit

Brazilian ambassador: Lula-Milei differences have 'minimal effect on bilateral relations’

Irish eyes are on the future, says Dublin’s man in Buenos Aires

Argentines want US trade deal despite competition, tariff fears

Carnal relations and the forces of heaven

Milei meets new US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at black-tie gala

Latin America ducks and covers for Trump – except Milei

Trump and Milei: An ideological match, but can they work together?

Argentina takes Venezuela to International Criminal Court

Arrested Border Guard charged with 'terrorism' in Venezuela

Chile sends note of protest to Argentina after Caputo's criticism of Boric

Criticism as Italy fast-tracks citizenship for President, Karina Milei

Pope hails four decades of peace between Argentina, Chile

Milei and his Doppelganger

Long live pragmatism, carajo!

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, Deif

Milei calls for ‘alliance of free nations’ as he hosts Meloni

Macron defends French farmers during talks with Milei

Macron presses Milei on climate action, multilateralism during talks

Milei’s meeting with Xi signals he’s come full circle on China

Milei books a seat on the Trump express

President Milei praises Trump at Mar-a-Lago event

Sombre swan song for Biden in South America

Trump: Milei’s friend in the North?

Milei's COP29 team leaves as Trump tensions hang over summit

Milei to travel to US next week for meeting with Trump

Dollars, IMF, cepo – Economy Ministry’s expectations after Trump triumph

Trump return sows new uncertainty for stunned global leaders

Argentina’s right celebrates Trump’s victory in US election

World leaders pledge to work with Trump as he claims US election win

US ambassador says election result 'won't change' ties with Argentina

Milei's affinity with Trump – what a Republican win would mean for Argentina

Intrigue and secrecy in Mondino’s pre-trailed dismissal

Spain names new ambassador to Argentina, five months on from Sánchez-Milei spat

Brazil reluctant to pick between US and China in polarised world

Venezuela's Maduro hails 'indestructible ties' with Russia

Unease among foreign service over Milei's ‘threatening’ letter

Report shines light on ‘Kremlin’s playbook’ in Argentina

Putin hosts BRICS leaders in Russia in challenge to West

Obscurity obstructs security

With Biden’s envoy in town, Argentina steps up efforts to tackle against synthetic drugs

Argentina must turn over 51% stake in YPF, US judge rules

Argentina's economy grew more than expected after Milei lifted controls

Milei makes waves by taking his dog Conan to interview

INDEC statistics body reveals how many dollars Argentines have stashed away

Milei’s actor friend runs state agency with multi-million-dollar budget

Cachanosky: "La población vive como puede, mientras la casta sigue disfrutando"

El día que el JP Morgan volvió a ‘bajarse’ de la Argentina

Estalló la guerra fría entre Kicillof y Cristina

"Mi hija estaba aquí... Solo espero un milagro": la desolación de los padres las nenas desaparecidas en Texas

El precio de la violencia verbal