Argentina

Monday, February 13th 2017 - 09:07 UTC
Falklands: Red Cross advance team collects information for forensic team

The International Red Cross mission which spent nine days in the Falklands gathering information and finalizing plans for the team that will identify Argentine unknown soldiers buried in the Darwin cemetery sometime in June/July, have left the Islands.
Saturday, February 11th 2017 - 10:40 UTC
Malcorra hopes to meet Tillerson and arrange a Trump/Macri summit

Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra said that she will be meeting Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and expects to advance in arranging a meeting between presidents Donald Trump and Mauricio Macri, as had been agreed when the two spoke on the phone in late November.
Saturday, February 11th 2017 - 07:36 UTC
Mercosur meeting in March to address internal tariffs and Mexico

Mercosur foreign ministers will be meeting next March 9 in Buenos Aires in the framework of Argentina's pro tempore chair and following on the Argentine/Brazilian presidents recent meeting when it was decided to give the group a new thrust taking advantage of the new world scenario.
Thursday, February 9th 2017 - 15:45 UTC
Cereal prices continue to rise despite improved supplies, says FAO

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 173.8 in January, its highest value in almost two years, marking a 2.1% increase from its revised December value and 16.4% above its 2016 January level. The FAO Sugar Price Index surged 9.9% in the month, driven by expectations of protracted supply tightness in Brazil, India and Thailand.
Thursday, February 9th 2017 - 07:16 UTC
Macri to launch “Patagonia Project” for southern Argentina provinces

Argentine president Mauricio Macri is scheduled to launch on Thursday the much expected “Patagonia Project”, a massive ambitious development program for the southern provinces similar to the “Belgrano Plan” which was recently launched for the northern provinces.
Wednesday, February 8th 2017 - 08:02 UTC
Macri and Temer agree to open Mercosur and to closer ties with Mexico

The leaders of Brazil and Argentina said on Tuesday they would pursue closer ties with Mexico and other Latin American nations alarmed by U.S. President Donald Trump's promises to tear apart trade deals and build a wall in the Mexican border to protect American jobs.
Tuesday, February 7th 2017 - 07:02 UTC
Malvinas sovereignty: UK officials and Parliament members were willing to listen to Argentina's claim

British officials and members of Parliament were “more understanding and willing to listen to Argentina's claim over the Malvinas Islands” according to congress member Margarita Stolbizer who recently visited London and Scotland as part of a delegation of Argentine lawmakers.
Monday, February 6th 2017 - 10:06 UTC
First informal contacts of Trump administration with the Argentine government

Argentina's vice president Gabriela Michetti was unexpectedly greeted by president Donald Trump and held a brief meeting with her peer Mike Pence last week in Washington during the National Prayer Breakfast, a traditional ceremony held in Washington's Hilton. Michetti later shared lunch with members of the State Department Western Hemisphere Desk at the Argentine embassy.
Monday, February 6th 2017 - 08:08 UTC
Argentine lawmakers UK visit “very positive”; all bilateral agenda issues, and Falklands were addressed

The speaker of the Argentine Senate, Federico Pinedo, described the multi-party lawmakers delegation visit to the UK as “very positive” since issues of the bilateral agenda were addressed, including Argentina's historic claim over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty.
Saturday, February 4th 2017 - 12:58 UTC
Patagonia/Falklands links under consideration by Aerolineas, reveals Chubut governor

The Argentine government is considering the possibility of having Aerolineas Argentinas fly round trips to the Falklands from Trelew or from Comodoro Rivadavia, or alternatively Trelew/Rio Gallegos/Falklands, according to Patagonian Chubut province governor Mario Das Neves.