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Oktoberfest in January

27-01-2023 10:59 With German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in town this coming week, the Teutonic presence in Argentina seems as good a topic for today’s column as any.

by Michael Soltys

BRAZIL LEADER IN ARGENTINA

Lula lands in Buenos Aires seeking rebuild bridges in Latin America

23-01-2023 09:56 Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira says Lula's visit to Buenos Aires and attendance at CELAC summit is part of a foreign policy that will seek to "rebuild bridges" with the international community.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Lula, CELAC and Scholz head president’s packed international agenda

09-01-2023 23:17 President Alberto Fernández will receive German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Brazil’s re-elected leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva before the month is out, with more than 30 heads of state also expected to attend the upcoming CELAC summit in Buenos Aires. Joe Biden and Xi Jinping have also been invited, though their attendance is not confirmed.

FOREIGN POLICY

Colombia leader in rift-healing visit to Venezuela after nine-year pause

02-11-2022 13:13 Meeting in Caracas between Colombia's Gustavo Petro and Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro marks a watershed warming between the once-estranged neighbours.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Argentina's Ambassador to China condemns Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan as a ‘provocation’

12-08-2022 10:59 Argentina’s Ambassador to China Sabino Vaca Narvaja says that the trip by Democratic Party leader and Speaker of the United States Congress was "a problem for the whole international community.”

Exclusive interview

US Ambassador Marc Stanley: ‘I see a once in a generation opportunity for Argentina'

01-07-2022 14:30 Joe Biden’s envoy in Buenos Aires discusses his approach to diplomacy, bilateral relations and President Fernández's upcoming trip to Washington.

by James Grainger

HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA

UN human rights chief falls under wheels of China's propaganda machine

27-05-2022 08:37 Beijing has outwitted the United Nations' human rights chief on her visit to China, campaigners say.

HUMAN RIGHTS

UN human rights chief Bachelet begins contentious China visit

23-05-2022 10:31 United Nations Michelle Bachelet begins controversial and long-anticipated visit to China, with a visit to the Xinjiang region where authorities stand accused of widespread violations on the agenda.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Boric calls on Argentina not to forget the crimes of the dictatorships

06-04-2022 16:47 "Memory and unrestricted respect for human rights is fundamental," declares Chile's leftist leader after emotional visit to the former ESMA Navy Mechanics School concentration camp in Nuñez.

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.

Boric in Buenos Aires

Chile President Boric promises ‘dialogue’ to resolve Mapuche conflict

04-04-2022 17:08 Chilean leader vows to resolve ongoing conflict with indigenous Mapuche groups through "dialogue," denies any demands could call into question Argentina's territorial integrity.

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.

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.

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.

FIFA CHIEF IN ARGENTINA

Infantino: Biennial World Cup would stop clubs hogging money

18-10-2021 15:54 Speaking during a visit to Buenos Aires, FIFA President Gianni Infantino claimed on Monday his controversial plans to hold a World Cup every two years will help spread the funds football generates away from a handful of super clubs.

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.

bilateral relations

US national security advisor set to visit Argentina, Brazil

02-08-2021 22:45 Jake Sullivan will travel to Brazil and Argentina this week to strengthen "strategic ties" with both countries, the White House said Monday.

Pedro Sánchez in Argentina

Spanish PM offers 'absolute and total' support for Argentina's debt talks

09-06-2021 19:54 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez offers “absolute and total” support to the Argentine government’s bid to renegotiate debt with IMF and Paris Club during one-day visit to Buenos Aires.

ALBERTO IN MEXICO

President arrives in Mexico for talks on business, vaccines

22-02-2021 14:05 Alberto Fernández landed in Mexico City today for an official visit geared towards “strengthening commercial ties” between two countries. President set to meet Mexican counterpart Andrés Manuel López Obrador, billionaire businessman Carlos Slim and visit an AstraZeneca vaccine laboratory.

IRAN NUCLEAR DISPUTE

UN nuclear watchdog proposes Iran visit as deadline looms

16-02-2021 18:18 IAEA chief Rafael Grossi offers to visit Iran to find a solution to a looming stand-off over inspections agreed under the 2015 nuclear deal.

News of visit

Oktoberfest in January

Lula lands in Buenos Aires seeking rebuild bridges in Latin America

Lula, CELAC and Scholz head president’s packed international agenda

Colombia leader in rift-healing visit to Venezuela after nine-year pause

Argentina's Ambassador to China condemns Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan as a ‘provocation’

US Ambassador Marc Stanley: ‘I see a once in a generation opportunity for Argentina'

UN human rights chief falls under wheels of China's propaganda machine

UN human rights chief Bachelet begins contentious China visit

Boric calls on Argentina not to forget the crimes of the dictatorships

Boric calls for Latin American unity and 'deepening' of ties with Argentina

Chile President Boric promises ‘dialogue’ to resolve Mapuche conflict

Chile's Boric visits Argentina in first foreign trip as president

New Chile president to visit Argentina in April on first foreign trip

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

Infantino: Biennial World Cup would stop clubs hogging money

Rodríguez Larreta meets Clinton, Kerry on brief US tour

US national security advisor set to visit Argentina, Brazil

Spanish PM offers 'absolute and total' support for Argentina's debt talks

President arrives in Mexico for talks on business, vaccines

UN nuclear watchdog proposes Iran visit as deadline looms

Five of eight accused of killing Fernando Báez Sosa handed life sentences

10 hidden spots in Argentina to enjoy this summer

Báez Sosa’s parents say judges ‘fell short with sentences’

Báez Sosa trial: Who was convicted and what was their sentence?

India overtakes China in population

La Policía de la Ciudad recluta jóvenes para unirse a la fuerza: cuáles son los requisitos y cuál es el sueldo

Qué dice la ley y en qué momento podrían salir de prisión los cinco rugbiers condenados a perpetua

Recusan a Horacio Rosatti y acusan a la Corte de ocultarlo

Alerta meteorológico a corto plazo por fuertes tormentas y granizo en Buenos Aires

Sierra Chica, el violento penal donde podrían ir los rugbiers condenados por el crimen de Báez Sosa