Argentina

• Monday, January 29th 2024 - 10:54 UTC

  Argentina chooses US-built F-16 fighters over Chinese JF-17s

  

  Argentina's Air Force is to move on with the process of purchasing 24 second-hand US-built F-16 fighter jets from Denmark with the White House's nod, it was reported in Buenos Aires. The decision meant dropping the alternative of Chinese-developed JF-17 units in line with President Javier Milei's policy of not joining the BRICS group and not holding Beijing as a key ally.

• Monday, January 29th 2024 - 10:24 UTC

  Mapuche Resistance behind National Park fire, Chubut governor says

  

  Over 1000 hectares of land have burned down in the Los Alerces National Park in the Argentine province of Chubut, where Governor Ignacio Torres blamed the Mapuche Ancestral Resistance (RAM) rebel organization for starting the fire, it was reported Sunday. “There are indications that the fire was intentional,” he stressed.

• Saturday, January 27th 2024 - 10:59 UTC

  Milei: Cabinet crisis, diplomatic clash with Colombia and Argentina “closer” to dollarization

  

  While Argentine President Javier Milei said Friday that his country was closer to dollarizing its economy, Minister Luis 'Toto' Caputo announced that the taxation part of the so-called Omnibus Law bill was being spared for a later date in a move to have the legislation passed as soon as possible to achieve a zero deficit. However, the Chief of State's plans clash with other conflicts within the cabinet and also in diplomatic matters.

• Saturday, January 27th 2024 - 10:34 UTC

  Gaza crisis has repercussions in South America

  

  Brazil's Foreign Ministry Friday issued a statement urging Israel to abide by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling and prevent the ongoing conflict in Gaza from escalating into genocide, Agencia Brasil reported. Itamaraty also called for the immediate release of all Israeli hostages in the hands of Hamas.

• Friday, January 26th 2024 - 15:11 UTC

  Will Javier Milei Upend Argentina’s Foreign Policy?

  

  By Thiago de Aragao (*) Mere weeks after taking office, Argentine President Javier Milei has already picked fights with the United Kingdom and China, demonstrating his “anarcho-capitalist” approach to foreign policy. The complex reality of international diplomacy and economic interdependence requires a far more pragmatic stance.

• Friday, January 26th 2024 - 10:42 UTC

  Spain urges reconsideration of argentine fisheries measures by President Milei

  

  The Government of Spain has formally approached President Javier Milei of Argentina, requesting a reconsideration of the proposed measures aimed at enhancing control over foreign-flagged fishing vessels in Argentina's maritime space and liberalizing catch permits.

• Friday, January 26th 2024 - 10:04 UTC

  Milei sacks untrustworthy Infrastructure Minister

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei Thursday sacked Infrastructure Minister Guillermo Ferraro after the latter allegedly leaked to the press some details about a cabinet meeting that should have not gone public, specifically an outburst by the head of state who pledged to “leave without a peso” those provincial governors who did not instruct their federal lawmakers to pass the Libertarian Government's so-called Omnibus Law bill.

• Thursday, January 25th 2024 - 15:12 UTC

  Argentine leftwing and labor groups stage national strike against Milei's reforms

  

  Argentine labor unions staged a relatively successful strike and demonstration Wednesday to protest against President Javier Milei's emergency decree (DNU) already in force plus the so-called Omnibus Law bill to curb public spending which would defund numerous activities currently running on State allowances. It was the first such measure since May 29, 2019, under then-President Mauricio Macri (2015-2019).

• Thursday, January 25th 2024 - 10:19 UTC

  Uruguay and Argentina agree to move on with River Plate dredging

  

  Foreign Ministers Omar Paganini and Diana Mondino agreed Wednesday during a one-on-one meeting in Asunción (Paraguay) that Uruguay and Argentina needed to move forward with the dredging of the 14-meter access channel to the port of Montevideo. Argentina's Mondino and Uruguay's Paganini met before the Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) in the Paraguayan capital.

• Thursday, January 25th 2024 - 10:12 UTC

  FMs of Paraguay, Argentina discuss Paraná waterway toll

  

  Foreign Minister Diana Mondino of Argentina and Rubén Ramírez of Paraguay discussed Wednesday in Asunción the issue of collecting a toll for the use of the Paraná waterway, the binational Yacyretá hydroelectric plant, and other bilateral matters in a sitdown on the sides of the Mercosur gathering.