News of tour

President Fernández to attend UN General Assembly in New York

15-09-2022 16:37 Peronist leader will deliver speech before UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, before heading to Houston for talks with energy industry leaders. Postponed meeting with US President Joe Biden has not been rescheduled for this trip.

ECONOMY MINISTER ABROAD

In Washington, Massa secures loan boost from World Bank, IDB

09-09-2022 09:42 Argentine delegation meets with officials from the Joe Biden administration and secures vital funding from Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank in lead-up to talks with IMF.

POLITICS – OPINION

Massa: imagination in power

03-09-2022 13:53 Trips and cuts: Argentina’s new Economy Minister sees his visit to the United States as a milestone of his stewardship.

by Roberto García

Music & Culture

Coldplay announce eighth show in Buenos Aires as Argentines snap up tickets

30-05-2022 17:10 British band announces eighth show at River Plate's Monumental stadium as fans in Argentina brush aside economic woes to snap up tickets; Gigs on 'Music of the Spheres World Tour' will be classified by multiple sustainability initiatives, including reduction of CO2 emissions and the planting of a tree for each ticket sold.

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.

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.

Trip of a lifetime

Argentine family arrives home after 22-year drive around the world

13-03-2022 17:18 The Zapp family arrive back in Buenos Aires after finishing a 22 year-journey around the world that started on January 23, 2000.

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

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.

PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN TOUR

President on IMF deal: ‘The majority of our political force will accompany us’

08-02-2022 22:38 President grants Zoom interview to journalists from Barbados, the final stop of his foreign tour, offering a balance of his trip and revealing his conversation from Beijing with Cristina Fernández Kirchner.

by Rosario Ayerdi

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

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

ALBERTO’S FOREIGN TOUR

President sets off on high-profile tour as geopolitical threads entwine

28-01-2022 16:51 Lunch with Putin in Russia, an Olympic trip to China for a chat with Xi and a stop in Barbados – Alberto Fernández’s latest foreign tour.

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.

CITY MAYOR IN UNITED STATES

Rodríguez Larreta meets Clinton, Kerry on brief US tour

27-09-2021 12:27 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta lunches with former US president Bill Clinton during brief US tour, discussing climate change and economic and political outlook in the Americas.

US-ARGENTINE RELATIONS

Massa talks debt and football with Bill Clinton as he wraps up US visit

19-06-2021 09:23 Renewal Front leader holds talks with key Democratic leaders, including Bill Clinton, as he pushes to secure future meeting between Alberto Fernández and US President Joe Biden.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Massa heads to US on a special mission for Alberto Fernández

14-06-2021 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.

ALBERTO IN EUROPE

Fernández says he wants new IMF deal ‘as quickly as possible’

15-05-2021 11:18 President holds 'positive' talks with IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva in Rome, rounding off week-long European tour.

President in Europe

President gains Spain’s support for financial negotiations

11-05-2021 14:26 President Alberto Fernández met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez this Tuesday and gained his support in Argentina’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Paris Club, as well as the release of Covid-19 vaccine patents.

PRESIDENT IN EUROPE

Fernández kicks off Europe trip as Paris Club debt payment nears

10-05-2021 10:04 Argentina has reportedly asked the Paris Club to allow it to delay upcoming US$2.4-billion payment, due at the end of May, until it has reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund.

Alberto heads to Europe

President heads to Europe with IMF and Paris Club debts on agenda

07-05-2021 01:58 Further details emerge of Peronist leader's trip to Europe, which will take in Portugal, Spain, France and Italy.

Economy Minister interview

Argentina has 'valuable support' from European nations for IMF debt talks

19-04-2021 13:44 Economy Minister says that Argentina is making "progress" in its debt restructuring talks with the International Monetary Fund and that the country is receiving “valuable support” from European leaders.