Argentina

• Tuesday, May 9th 2017 - 07:57 UTC

  Macri receives Italian president to boost “unique” links and EU/Mercosur talks

  

  President Mauricio Macri met on Monday midday with his Italian counterpart, Sergio Mattarella, who is in Buenos Aires on the first official visit by an Italian president to Argentina in 16 years. The two leaders underlined the unique links between Italy and Argentina and announced the re-launching of diplomatic and trade relations.

• Tuesday, May 9th 2017 - 07:41 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez meets Greek leaders, cuts short European tour: no Oxford visit

  

  Argentine ex president Cristina Fernandez met on Monday with Greek parliament speaker Nikos Voutsis and Prime minister Alexis Tsipras, as part of the first leg of her trip to Europe where she travelled following authorization from magistrates, and depositing a significant bail, since she has been indicted in several cases.

• Tuesday, May 9th 2017 - 07:04 UTC

  Mercosur and Japan resume talks on trade and investment opportunities

  

  Mercosur and Japan resumed trade negotiations and exchanged data on the state of their respective agendas regarding the IV chapter of the bilateral dialogue. and reaffirmed their commitment to continue with the talks. The delegations met in Buenos Aires at the foreign ministry, chaired by Argentina which currently holds the pro tempore chair of Mercosur.

• Monday, May 8th 2017 - 05:53 UTC

  “Malvinas March” becomes the official ceremonial music in Tierra del Fuego

  

  The province of Tierra del Fuego in Argentina has made playing the “Malvinas March” mandatory at the end of all institutional, official and military ceremonies organized by any of the three branches of the provincial institutional structure.

• Saturday, May 6th 2017 - 12:17 UTC

  Argentina and China will sign contract to construct two nuclear powered plants

  

  Argentina and China will sign next 17 May in Beijing a contract for the construction of two new nuclear powered plants, with an investment of US$ 12.5 billion, according to Argentina's Nuclear energy deputy secretary, Julian Gadano.

• Saturday, May 6th 2017 - 07:50 UTC

  Mercosur resumes trade talks with Australia and New Zealand

  

  Mercosur and CER (Closer Economic Relations), with includes Australia and New Zealand, resumed trade talks this week in Buenos Aires, with Argentina currently holding the South American block presidency chairing the meeting.

• Friday, May 5th 2017 - 08:30 UTC

  Falklands oil exploration: Maersk denies in Argentine court any involvement since 2011

  

  Danish shipping company Maersk has denied involvement in any offshore exploration/exploitation activities in the Falkland Islands, since specific legislation was passed by the Argentine congress. The Argentine Chamber of Tugs accused the Danish company of violating legislation referred to oil industry operations in the disputed South Atlantic Islands.

• Friday, May 5th 2017 - 07:23 UTC

  Falklands' lawmaker underlines “visas are our business”

  

  ”Visas are a matter for the Falkland Islands Government to determine,” confirmed Member of Legislative Assembly Mike Summers this week.Reacting to a story in last Friday’s Penguin News the Argentine Foreign Minister Susana Malcorra claimed in the Argentine press it was not for the Islanders but the UK government to make decisions over visas.

• Thursday, May 4th 2017 - 06:23 UTC

  Argentina contracts 2D seismic survey in deep waters covering 435,000 sq km

  

  Norway's Spectrum has started a 35,000 km multi-client 2D seismic survey covering 435,000 km2 in the deep waters of Argentina in cooperation with YPF. The survey will provide industry with the first ever detailed seismic grid over this under-explored frontier area of Argentina, allowing for basin-wide studies of the area as well as prospect/lead level interpretation studies for upcoming license rounds.

• Wednesday, May 3rd 2017 - 08:57 UTC

  Argentina paid homage to officers and crew that went down with the cruiser General Belgrano 35 years ago

  

  Argentina paid homage on Tuesday to the 323 crew and officers who lost their lives when the Navy's cruiser General Belgrano was sunk on 2 May 1982, by a British submersible in the midst of the Falklands conflict 35 years ago.