Stories for January 2020

Wednesday, January 22nd 2020 - 06:31 UTC
End of 'comfort zone' for UK in Falklands' issues; Argentine ambassador in London and ex Deputy foreign minister, sacked

The Argentine government has called back to Buenos Aires two ambassadors who were instrumental in the drafting and implementation of the 2016 Foradori-Duncan communiqué which opened the way for a more constructive relationship between Argentina and the UK, in a raft of issues, including those in the South Atlantic and the disputed Falklands Islands.
Wednesday, January 22nd 2020 - 06:17 UTC
Purge in the Argentine foreign ministry: Cristina Fernandez loyal are back

Even when Argentine president Alberto Fernandez could come across the Prince of Wales during the World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem, which convenes some fifty world leaders, this did not prevent him from signing several decrees before leaving for Israel removing ambassadors, two of them closely linked to the Foradori/Duncan communiqué of 2016 which was considered the start of a new constructive page in bilateral relations between UK and Argentina.
Tuesday, January 21st 2020 - 08:25 UTC
Cristina Fernandez again president, but will not move from her office in Congress

Vice president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is again president of Argentina, although on an interim basis, while the head of state Alberto Fernandez is off to Israel for a summit of world leaders to a homage to Holocaust victims.
Tuesday, January 21st 2020 - 08:23 UTC
Australian tourist stabbed and hospitalized in Buenos Aires; they were scheduled to take a cruise to Antarctica

An Australian tourist was stabbed in Buenos Aires while jogging close to the Law School in the posh neighbourhood of La Recoleta. Apparently he was attacked by a lonely delinquent with the intention of robbing his belongings and cellular phone.
Tuesday, January 21st 2020 - 08:14 UTC
Trump senior advisor says Bolivia's Morales has become a headache for Argentina

A senior adviser to president Trump said that former Bolivian leader Evo Morales has become a “headache” for Argentina. Mauricio Claver-Carone told the Bolivian newspaper Pagina Siete that Argentina should have focused on its economic issues instead of granting Morales asylum.
Tuesday, January 21st 2020 - 08:10 UTC
Chinese beef importers seeking to renegotiate prices with suppliers from Brazil and Uruguay

Chinese beef importers are seeking to renegotiate prices previously agreed when they closed deals to buy dozens of shipments from Brazil and Uruguay because values are too high, according to a report in the online edition of local newspapers on Monday.
Tuesday, January 21st 2020 - 08:01 UTC
Argentina manages to swap treasury bills rescheduling the repayment calendar

Argentina’s economy ministry said on Monday it had exchanged Treasury bills with an original face value of 99.6 billion pesos (US$1.66 billion) in a debt swap auction to help push back its repayment schedule amid a wider economic crisis.
Tuesday, January 21st 2020 - 07:55 UTC
Bolsonaro invites a well known actress to become head of the ministry of Culture

Brazilian soap opera actress Regina Duarte could become the next Minister of Culture. Although she has not given her full yes, she is expected on Wednesday in Brasilia to check on the job and her responsibilities. The former minister Roberto Alvim was sacked after including Nazi propaganda official Joseph Goebbels excerpts in an official speech.
Tuesday, January 21st 2020 - 07:28 UTC
Pompeo reaffirms full support for Guaidó and calls on other countries to help remove Maduro

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says his country will take additional measures in support of Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaidó. Pompeo called on other countries to co-operate in efforts to remove President Nicolás Maduro from office
Tuesday, January 21st 2020 - 07:21 UTC
Ex president Mujica calls Argentines “swindlers”; Buenos Aires media demand an apology

Uruguayan ex-president Jose Mujica is well known for his eclectic statements, expressed in the most coarse language, and in these austral summer days, with much sun and hard-drinking, was again at it, this time mocking the Argentines and his Kirchner friends which he openly supported in the recent election that meant the return of the Ks' populism.