Tag: Agustin Rossi

Thursday, August 13th 2015 - 07:00 UTC
Argentine minister's daughter, 26, board member of main development bank

Maria Delfina Rossi, the daughter of Argentina's Defense Minister Agustin Rossi, has been appointed to head the Banco Nacion following a resolution signed by President Cristina Fernandez.
Tuesday, June 30th 2015 - 06:03 UTC
General Cundom sworn in as new Argentine Army chief; outgoing Milani slams media for slander campaign

General Ricardo Cundom was sworn in on Monday as the new chief of the Argentine Army, and in his first words said that replacing outgoing César Milani in the role was the biggest challenge he had ever faced.
Thursday, June 25th 2015 - 07:55 UTC
Argentina's new Army chief flew helicopters during Falklands/Malvinas conflict

Argentina's new Army chief, Division General Ricardo Luis Cundom, 59, is a Malvinas war veteran and although originally from the Infantry he commanded the Army's air wing and has received commando and parachutist training, according to the reports in Buenos Aires.
Thursday, May 14th 2015 - 08:45 UTC
Malvinas war veterans appeal abuses case to Inter American Human Rights Commission

Malvinas war veterans have taken their Human rights abuse case against Argentine officers to the Inter American Human Rights Commission, IHRC, following on Argentina's Supreme Court decision rejecting the case because of time limit.
Thursday, April 16th 2015 - 08:12 UTC
Brazil questions Argentina's approach to China in military procurement

Brazil's minister of defense Jacques Wagner questioned Argentina's approach to China regarding military procurement, but discarded any conflict with Buenos Aires, since the country is a 'strategic and important partner' of Brazil. Apparently the issue was brought up by Jacques when he visited his counterpart Agustín Rossi in Buenos Aires last week.
Tuesday, April 7th 2015 - 06:25 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas war documents declassified; Argentine Defense ministry has 30 days to make them available

The Argentine government on Monday officially declassified secret files relating to the country's 1982 war with Britain over the Falkland Islands. The Defense Ministry has 30 working days to establish a mechanism for members of the public to consult the records, according to a resolution published in the official gazette.
Saturday, March 28th 2015 - 09:47 UTC
Falklands' conflict hypothesis: Argentine Mirages are banned from flying on cloudy days

The Argentine government and media agree that the country does not have the military capacity to attack the Falkland Islands as feared by Britain. A report in daily La Nacion points out the Argentine armed forces lack landing crafts, troop transport vessels and even the Mirage fighter planes are banned from flying on cloudy days because of repeated problems with their instruments.
Friday, March 27th 2015 - 07:23 UTC
Argentina denies purchase of Russian aircraft but admits the Chinese option

Argentina 'never had in consideration' the possibility of purchasing fighter aircraft from Russia, such as the Sukhoi Su-24, to replace the aging French Mirages to be decommissioned by the end of the year, said Defense minister Agustín Rossi.
Wednesday, March 25th 2015 - 06:27 UTC
Falklands: no surge in troop numbers but upgraded infrastructure and £180 million in ten years

United Kingdom Defense Secretary Michael Fallon has dispelled media reports suggesting a surge in troop numbers was likely. Fallon on Tuesday outlined £180 million infrastructure spending plans, but told MPs numbers would remain at around 1,200 military and civilian personnel.
Thursday, March 5th 2015 - 06:41 UTC
Malvinas war veterans will take their torture case to an international court

Malvinas war veterans who had claimed to be victims of abuse and torture by their superior officers during the Falklands conflict of 1982 will take the matter up with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), the CECIM centre of former soldiers from La Plata announced.