Argentina

Wednesday, December 8th 2010 - 05:07 UTC
Argentina discovers in Patagonia largest gas reserve in 35 years

Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was in charge of leading the Tuesday ceremony in which Repsol-YPF announced the discovery of a massive shale gas reserve, the largest in 35 years that could help the country reduce its imports of the fuel.
Tuesday, December 7th 2010 - 20:26 UTC
Paraguay will not attend Mercosur summit if Argentina doesn’t lift fluvial blockade

Landlocked Paraguay has called on Argentina to put an end to the blockade of Paraguayan maritime agencies which has virtually cut the country’s foreign trade. Paraguayan Foreign Affairs minister Hector Lacognata also revealed that if the month-long issue is not solved in the next few days, “Paraguay will be absent from the coming Mercosur summit December 15”.
Tuesday, December 7th 2010 - 02:51 UTC
Argentina and Mercosur associates recognize the State of Palestine

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's administration announced Monday via Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman that Argentina recognizes Palestine as “a free and independent state, within the frontiers in existence since 1967.”
Monday, December 6th 2010 - 05:35 UTC
Lula da Silva praised the Argentina/Brazil strategic alliance Kirchner helped forge

Brazilian president Lula da Silva praised the late Argentine president Nestor Kirchner saying he was the leader who helped Argentines recover their self-esteem and marked a historic change in relations between Brazil and Argentina.
Saturday, December 4th 2010 - 06:38 UTC
Reports that Repsol-YPF have made a major natural gas discovery in Neuquén

Repsol-YPF has made a mega natural gas strike in the Patagonian province of Neuquen which could supply Argentina with energy for the next half century at least according to an online publication, lapoliticaonline.
Friday, December 3rd 2010 - 06:44 UTC
Hillary Clinton rings Cristina Fernandez and apologizes for the cables

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Thursday afternoon to apologize in relation to the WikiLeaks release of confidential diplomatic documents, including one in which the US Embassy in Buenos Aires is requested to gather information on the personality and mental health of the Argentine leader.
Thursday, December 2nd 2010 - 20:13 UTC
Argentina accused of not defending indigenous groups’ human rights

Argentina’s Advocate General Office and a humanitarian organization called for the intervention of the Inter American Human Rights Commission, CIDH, to ensure the physical integrity of the indigenous Toba community in the northern province of Formosa following incidents with police forces that left two people killed.
Thursday, December 2nd 2010 - 04:00 UTC
Argentina takes Falklands’ sovereignty claims to the Maritime Organization

Argentina renewed this week its sovereignty claims over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands and accused the United Kingdom of deliberately not complying with the International Maritime Organization regulations by exposing the security of shipping in the South Atlantic.
Thursday, December 2nd 2010 - 01:50 UTC
US was concerned about Argentine reactions to Falkland Islands exploration round

New cables released by the website Wikileaks and published by the Spanish newspaper El País state the US Secretary of State worries in June 2009 about the sudden change in the language of Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's government in Antarctica and Falkland/Malvinas Islands case.
Wednesday, December 1st 2010 - 08:05 UTC
Argentina “surprised” US intelligence gathering was done by diplomatic channels

In what is considered to be the first official statement by the Argentine government in the Wikileaks scandal, Argentine ambassador to the UN Jorge Argüello said on Tuesday that the released documents “are a delicate matter that will put the US at least in an embarrassing position.”