Argentina

Friday, June 30th 2023 - 10:28 UTC
Argentina to pay the IMF with Chinese money

Argentine authorities Thursday announced that ”the payment of 2.7 billion dollars to the IMF corresponding to the second quarter will be made, partly in Special Drawing Rights (SDR) of the Treasury and partly with yuan, without using Central Bank reserves.”
Thursday, June 29th 2023 - 10:45 UTC
Argentina says Coast Guard unit to Yacyretá area following incident with Paraguayan Navy

Argentina's Coast Guard (PNA) will up its patrolling in the Yacyretá dam area following an incident with the Paraguayan Navy which allegedly crossed into its waters, according to a complaint filed by local authorities of the province of Corrientes, it was reported.
Wednesday, June 28th 2023 - 18:42 UTC
Argentina grants funds for Phase 3 of identification of combatants fallen in Falklands

Argentina has announced it will finance 130 million Pesos (some US$ 250,000 at the current free market exchange rate) for Project EAAF 2023 which refers to Phase 3 of the Humanitarian Project for the identification of fallen combatants buried in the Falkland Islands.
Tuesday, June 27th 2023 - 11:09 UTC
Falklands war: Medals for Galician sailors forcibly turned into the crew of a spy vessel monitoring UK Task Force

The Argentine consulate in Vigo, Spain held a ceremony to acknowledge the valor and dedication of two Galician sailors from Vigo and Cangas who were forcibly recruited into the Falklands conflict, 41 years ago, by the Argentine navy when they were about to begin their fishing season in the South Atlantic on board the vessel Usurbil.
Tuesday, June 27th 2023 - 10:43 UTC
Chile-bound lorries stranded in the middle of the Andes due to bad weather

Some 2,000 lorries bound for Chile have been reported to be stranded in the middle of the Andes due to the closure of the Los Libertadores Path despite the road on the Argentine side being clear all the way to the Cristo Redentor tunnel.
Tuesday, June 27th 2023 - 10:41 UTC
Argentina: The Skyvan is “a symbol of the recovery of rights,” Massa says

Argentine Economy Minister and presidential hopeful Sergio Massa Monday said the arrival back in the country of the former Coast Guard British-built Shorts Skyvan PA-51 aircraft used in the 1970s for the infamous death flights was “a symbol of the recovery of rights.”
Tuesday, June 27th 2023 - 10:36 UTC
Fernández thankful to his Brazilian friend Lula

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Monday told his Brazilian colleague Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that “when you are in trouble you ask your friends for help and friends are always there,” it was reported. Both leaders met Monday in Brasilia to celebrate 200 years of bilateral relations.
Tuesday, June 27th 2023 - 09:03 UTC
Brazil and Argentina strengthen alliance

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Monday said that his country and Argentina have adopted almost 100 actions to “give substance” to joint development between South America's two largest economies, Agencia Brasil reported.
Monday, June 26th 2023 - 10:56 UTC
UK reply to Argentina at OAS, “no dialogue on sovereignty unless the Falkland Islanders wish it”

British Foreign Minister for the Americas and the Caribbean, David Rutley MP gave a statement, on 23 June, to the Organization of America States in response to the Argentine Government's draft declaration on the Falkland Islands:
Monday, June 26th 2023 - 08:26 UTC
Tight win for ruling party in Argentine province of Córdoba

After Sunday's gubernatorial elections in the Argentine province of Córdoba, Martín Llaryora of the ruling front led by Governor Juan Schiaretti was congratulated as the winner by politicians from almost every party.