Argentina

• Thursday, June 3rd 2010 - 06:30 UTC

  Mujica and CFK agree to implement bilateral monitoring of the River Uruguay

  

  Uruguay and Argentina pledged Wednesday to advance in a wide ranging 27-point agenda but most important to work within a 60-day scheme to perform a bilateral monitoring of the shared river Uruguay, where the construction of a pulp mill on the Uruguayan side soured bilateral relations for several years.

• Thursday, June 3rd 2010 - 06:28 UTC

  Argentina unable to lift Chinese ban on soy-oil imports in first round of talks

  

  The Argentine trade mission sent to Beijing was unable to lift the ban on soy-oil imports imposed by China on Argentina. The Argentine delegation returned with the promise that further talks will be taking place but no dates were revealed.

• Thursday, June 3rd 2010 - 05:52 UTC

  Mrs Kirchner defends ‘imports’ restrictions’; blames the media for the coverage

  

  President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner once again rejected that Argentina has adopted restrictions on imports, although she admitted “there isn't a country in the world that, through fiscal promotions or tariffs, doesn't have those mechanisms” of barriers for the entry of foreign products.

• Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 - 23:12 UTC

  Argentina “leading country” in nuclear energy development

  

  Argentina is a showcase for the world in the research and development of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes and this has been the excellent work of Argentine scientists helping to keep the country’s Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA) alive, said President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner on the sixtieth anniversary of the institution.

• Tuesday, June 1st 2010 - 02:52 UTC

  Argentina extends bond restructuring on request from Italian creditors

  

  Argentina is extending its 18.3 billion US dollars bond restructuring at the request of Italian creditors and the country’s financial regulator, Economy Minister Amado Boudou said on Monday.

• Monday, May 31st 2010 - 04:14 UTC

  Russian book confirms Soviet intelligence support for Argentina in Malvinas war

  

  Some interesting historical data about the Falkland Islands war and Soviet intelligence support to Argentina has emerged from a book by a Russian journalist and researcher, who as the son of a former URSS diplomat expert in trade affairs spent most of his youth in Latinamerica, Cuba, Ecuador and Uruguay.

• Monday, May 31st 2010 - 01:14 UTC

  Brazilian businessmen not convinced by Mrs. Kirchner’s promises

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner promises that ‘there weren't, nor ever will be, barriers’ blocking Brazilian imports’ was received with disbelief by the Brazilian business community.

• Monday, May 31st 2010 - 01:12 UTC

  Turkish PM cancels visit to Argentina on strong lobbying from Armenian groups

  

  Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cancelled his visit to Argentina after city officials in Buenos Aires called off the inauguration of a bust of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as a result of Armenian efforts, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Sunday.

• Saturday, May 29th 2010 - 05:31 UTC

  Argentina announces Malvinas sovereignty presence with patrol vessels

  

  Argentine Defence minister Nilda Garré said that four navy patrol vessels will be sent to the “Mar Argentino” (South Atlantic) to show presence and the willingness of Argentina to exercise sovereignty over the (Argentine) Falklands/Malvinas Islands.

• Saturday, May 29th 2010 - 05:26 UTC

  Mrs. Kirchner promises there will never be barriers to Brazilian imports

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner assured that “there weren't, nor ever will be, barriers blocking Brazilian imports,” after holding a meeting in Rio de Janeiro with her Brazilian counterpart Lula da Silva, a gathering she classified as “more than good.”