Argentina

Wednesday, March 30th 2011 - 05:08 UTC
Chavez praises Argentina’s role in UNASUR; signs ambitious trade accord

Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chávez underlined the significance of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) during his one day visit to Buenos Aires. Chavez is on a tour of the region that also includes Uruguay, Bolivia and Colombia.
Tuesday, March 29th 2011 - 19:44 UTC
Cristina Kirchner will head April 2 Malvinas Veterans Day in Rio Gallegos

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will head the main commemoration of Malvinas Veteran and Malvinas Fallen Day next Saturday in Rio Gallegos, Patagonia which will be attended by former combatants and next of kin from those who lost their loved ones during the 1982 South Atlantic conflict.
Tuesday, March 29th 2011 - 17:41 UTC
Argentine Jewish organization denies any pact between Buenos Aires and Teheran

The Buenos Aires Jewish organization AMIA which suffered a deadly attack in 1994 denied the existence of an alleged pact (in the making) between Argentina and Iran which would put an end to the investigations related to the bombing in exchange for the resumption of trade links with Teheran.
Tuesday, March 29th 2011 - 01:36 UTC
Clarin blocked edition: fingers point to Moyano with CFK’s consent

Under the excuse of a labour conflict there’s a clear intention to put pressure on the newspaper, said Daniel Santoro national news editor of Argentina’s main daily Clarin, which was impeded from circulating Sunday by 12 hour-pickets that respond to the head of Argentina’s organized labour, Hugo Moyano.
Monday, March 28th 2011 - 16:38 UTC
Israel demands Argentina clarifies an alleged “trade for silence” deal with Iran

Israel may cancel a visit by Argentina's foreign minister after a report that the country told Iran it would stop investigating two bombings of Jewish targets in exchange for better trade relations.
Argentinean Foreign Minister Hector Timerman is scheduled to visit Israel next week.
Monday, March 28th 2011 - 16:31 UTC
Moyano pickets block distribution of Argentina’s main dailies

Argentina’s main daily and the Spanish language newspaper with largest circulation, Clarin from Buenos Aires appeared Monday with a blank front page to protest organized labour pickets that blocked Sunday’s edition distribution for almost twelve hours.
Monday, March 28th 2011 - 16:28 UTC
More than forty Argentine wineries participating at the Pro Wein 2011

More than forty Argentine wineries will be participating this week at the Pro Wein 2011 wines and spirits trade exhibition in Dusseldorf, Germany, considered one of the most important of Europe and which attracts some of the best professionals.
Monday, March 28th 2011 - 04:46 UTC
Wikileaks: Corruption rampant in Argentina says US, German, Spanish diplomats

Diplomats from United States, Germany, Spain and Finland repeatedly expressed their concerns about the level of corruption in Argentina in recent years according to the contents of several Wikileaks cables published in the Buenos Aires media.
Saturday, March 26th 2011 - 08:33 UTC
Repsol divests another 6.67% of its stake in Argentina’s YPF

Spain’s main oil company Repsol has listed 26.21 million shares of YPF on the New York Stock Exchange for 1.08 billion US dollars as part of a plan to divest its stake in its Argentine unit.
Saturday, March 26th 2011 - 08:29 UTC
Swiss ambassador denies “any plot or anything of the sort” against Moyano

Swiss Ambassador in Argentina Johannes Mattyasy said that “there was no complot, pressure or anything of the sort” in the request of information on CGT Labour Confederation leader Hugo Moyano in connection to a case of money laundering.