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Stories for April 17th 2023

  • Monday, April 17th 2023 - 15:52 UTC

    Ukraine rejects Lula's peace initiative to end the Kyiv/Moscow conflict

    Ukrainian officials rejected the proposal, stating that they would not renounce Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014.

    Ukraine, arguing sovereignty and territorial integrity has rejected a peace plan proposed by former Brazilian President Lula da Silva, stating that they will not renounce Crimea. Lula's proposal involved the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine and the establishment of an autonomous region in the Donbass region.

  • Monday, April 17th 2023 - 09:55 UTC

    Argentine Patagonian provinces elect new governors

    Weretilneck had become governor of Río Negro in 2012 after Carlos Soria's assassination

    The Argentine Patagonian provinces of Río Negro and Neuquén have new governors-elect after Sunday's elections. Opposition candidate Rolando Figueroa brought Movimiento Popular Neuquino's rule to an end after four decades and former Río Negro Governor Alberto Weretilneck was elected back into office. Figueroa and Weretilneck currently hold seats on the federal Lower and Upper Houses respectively.

  • Monday, April 17th 2023 - 09:24 UTC

    New UAE investment in Brazil announced

    It was a hasty encounter, probably due to Ramadan limitations

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva and his entourage reached an agreement with the United Arab Emirates which foresees investments worth R$ 12 billion (around US$ 2.45 billion) in Bahia, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Monday, April 17th 2023 - 09:11 UTC

    Petro lands in NY for busy week leading up to Summit with Biden

    Petro has a busy agenda before Thursday's meeting at the White House

    Colombian President Gustavo Petro Sunday landed in New York for a series of engagements leading to a bilateral summit with his United States colleague Joseph Biden at the White House on April 20.

  • Monday, April 17th 2023 - 09:04 UTC

    Russian FM kicks off Latin American tour in Brazil

    Lavrov praised the region's not taking sides in the Ukrainian conflict

    Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is off on a Latin American tour during which he will visit Brazil, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba between April 17 and 21 to strengthen bilateral cooperation in political, economic, commercial, educational, and humanitarian matters, according to Moscow.

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