Argentina

• Thursday, November 23rd 2023 - 13:54 UTC

  Brazil and Argentina not so confrontational after all, Itamaraty/O'Globo report

  

  The show must continue, and despite all the theatrics, relations between the incoming government of Argentina's libertarian president Javier Milei and Brazil, (together with China), the leading trade partners, bilateral relations are less confrontational and more fluid than can be expected, so points out an analysis of the situation by O-Globo the leading media consortium from the state of Rio do Janeiro and with good political contacts in Itamaraty.

• Thursday, November 23rd 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  Falklands not mentioned during phone call between Milei and Cameron

  

  Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei held a telephone conversation Wednesday with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron, during which topics such as former Conservative Prime Ministers Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher, and the Rolling Stones were reviewed with not a word on the Falklands/Malvinas issue, it was reported.

• Thursday, November 23rd 2023 - 10:44 UTC

  Transition in Argentina: Milei's vice-president met with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

  

  Amid Argentina's transition of power, outgoing Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner reappeared Wednesday to meet with Victoria Villarruel, the running mate of President-elect Javier Milei, who will replace Kirchner on Dec. 10.

• Thursday, November 23rd 2023 - 10:30 UTC

  Javier Milei's team mistakes film director James Cameron for British Foreign Secretary

  

  The office of Argentina's President-elect, Javier Milei, committed a notable error in their daily briefing by mistakenly identifying the UK Foreign Secretary. Instead of referring to David Cameron, the office erroneously attributed the role to James Cameron, the renowned film director.

• Thursday, November 23rd 2023 - 09:12 UTC

  Chile's new ambassador to Buenos Aires chosen

  

  Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Wednesday chose José Antonio Viera-Gallo to fill the vacancy as Ambassador to Argentina, which would mean the appointee's return to a position he held between 2015 and 2018, Undersecretary of the Interior Manuel Monsalve announced.

• Wednesday, November 22nd 2023 - 10:25 UTC

  Lula does not need to be friends with presidents of other countries

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Tuesday that he does not need to be friends with the heads of state of other countries, despite which it was possible to reach an agreement, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Wednesday, November 22nd 2023 - 10:10 UTC

  Argentina:“Blue” dollar bounces back nearing historic highs

  

  The “blue” (a euphemism for “black market”) dollar rose AR$ 125 Tuesday on the first working day after Sunday's presidential runoff and once again pierced the psychological AR$ 1,000 barrier upwards, closing at AR$ 1.025 / 1.075 (buy/sell), thus getting closer to its historical AR$ 1,100 high for a gap of 202% with the official quotation.

• Wednesday, November 22nd 2023 - 09:44 UTC

  Vice-Presidential transition starting Wednesday in Argentina

  

  Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) is to welcome her elected successor Victoria Villarruel Tuesday afternoon to set the transition at the head of the Senate in motion. Villarruel has been highly critical of the former head of state throughout the 2023 campaign.

• Wednesday, November 22nd 2023 - 09:32 UTC

  Milei and Alberto Fernández meet for two and a half hours

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández finally met Tuesday with his elected successor the Libertarian Javier Milei to officially kick off the transition toward the Dec. 10 inauguration. “The meeting took place at the Olivos presidential residence to initiate the institutional transition process between the teams appointed by both in the different areas of government,” Presidential Spokeswoman Gabriela Cerruti wrote on social media.

• Wednesday, November 22nd 2023 - 09:15 UTC

  Falklands lawmaker reaffirms self determination and questions Argentina's claim

  

  Falkland Islands elected member of the Legislative Assembly, Mark Pollard speaking with the UK media insisted on the Islands' people right to self determination and even questioned that the Falklands ever belonged to Argentina.