Argentina

• Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 07:12 UTC

  Bullrich asks DEA to arrest Maduro in Buenos Aires

  

  Argentina's opposition leader Patricia Bullrich, chairwoman of the Propuesta Republicana (PRO) party, a majority partner in the Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC) alliance Sunday filed a request before the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) for the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro once he lands in Buenos Aires for the VII Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac).

• Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 06:55 UTC

  Lawmakers from Uruguay's ruling coalition to visit the Falklands; opposition rejects embassy invitation

  

  Uruguayan opposition rejected an annual invitation from the UK embassy in Montevideo for lawmakers from all political parties represented in Parliament, to visit the Falklands/Malvinas Islands. The ruling coalition in Uruguay, made up of five parties accepted the invitation.

• Sunday, January 22nd 2023 - 10:56 UTC

  “Falklands/Malvinas” expression still a wound, says Bielsa

  

  Buenos Aires' Ambassador to Chile Rafael Bielsa said “nothing relevant happened” after his appearance before the Chilean Senate's Foreign Affairs Committee. The former Foreign Minister also stressed the expression “Falklands/Malvinas” was a wound for all of Argentina.

• Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 13:04 UTC

  Argentine President tells Chinese TV claims over Malvinas will go on

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday told a Chinese TV station that his country will keep up its sovereignty claims over the Malvinas/Falkland Islands.

• Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 12:09 UTC

  Uruguay's Ambassador to BA fears change of gov't would scare Argentine investors

  

  Uruguay's Ambassador to Buenos Aires Carlos Enciso said in a radio interview that a political change in his country's government would scare away potential Argentine investors after the favorable policies in the past few years by President Luis Lacalle Pou.

• Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 11:47 UTC

  Lula's trip to Argentina to include Antarctica deal

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's trip to Argentina next week will include the signing of a treaty for scientific and logistical cooperation between the two countries' Antarctic stations, Agencia Brasil reported. A gas pipeline will also be on the agenda with President Alberto Fernández.

• Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 11:33 UTC

  Argentine mining exports hit highest level since 2012

  

  According to a report released this week by Argentina's Mining Secretariat, the South American country's sales abroad of these minerals totaled US$ 322 million in December of 2022, with 98% of shipments stemming from the provinces of Santa Cruz (44.6%), San Juan (22.4%), Jujuy (19.1%), Salta (7.7%) and Catamarca (4.0%).

• Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 10:28 UTC

  Argentina started the Malvinas war, but has yet to admit “we lost that war,” Lanata said

  

  “The Falklands/Malvinas war was triggered by Argentina and what we Argentines do not understand is that we lost that war. Malvinas belongs to the collective imagination of Argentina”. Statements from Argentine renowned independent journalist Jorge Lanata, recently interviewed by a Chilean television program on the current situation and prospects n the neighboring country.

• Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 09:51 UTC

  Ushuaia tourism season in full swing with 92,000 visitors so far and another 157,900 expected by end of season

  

  The Ushuaia summer tourism season is in full swing with some 92,000 visitors having arrived at the Argentine extreme southern city by the third week of January, while another 157,900 are expected by the end of March/April, according to data released by the Tierra del Fuego province port authorities.

• Friday, January 20th 2023 - 19:39 UTC

  Vizzotti, Manzur land in Tucumán as healthcare workers catch pneumonia

  

  Argentine Health Minister Carla Vizzotti and Cabinet Chief Juan Manzur arrived in Tucumán Friday after five healthcare professionals were reported to be suffering from pneumonia. Manzur is also a physician and a former federal Health Minister (2009-2015), in addition to being the current Governor of Tucumán, albeit on unpaid leave while discharging duties for the federal government.