Argentina

• Saturday, January 28th 2023 - 10:52 UTC

  A hot tempered ambassador and will Falklands' HMS Forth be allowed to dock in Chile

  

  The leak of an audio message with no kind words from the Chilean foreign ministry top staff and advisors towards the Argentine ambassador in Chile, Rafael Bielsa, triggered a severe incident between the two neighboring countries which was finally contained by both sides with a cascade of compliments for the top figures involved.

• Friday, January 27th 2023 - 18:27 UTC

  Federal Court of Appeals okays Mar del Plata offshore oil exploration

  

  The Federal Court of Appeals of Mar del Plata turned down an appeal filed by Mayor Guillermo Montenegro and various environmental organizations to cancel the offshore oil exploration project involving YPF, Equinor, and Shell. The undertaking is expected to yield some US$ 20 billion in exports annually.

• Friday, January 27th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  Messi's native town not a safe place to live

  

  By Mordechai Taji – Rosario Central, a traditional football club in the city where Lionel Messi was born on June 24, 1987, has had trouble getting ready for the upcoming Professional League tournament starting this weekend when many players refused to relocate citing growing insecurity.

• Friday, January 27th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  Argentine President to meet with German Chancellor

  

  Alberto Fernández will have a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Saturday. The European leader is on a South American tour which also includes Chile and Brazil.

• Thursday, January 26th 2023 - 18:33 UTC

  Massa signs deal with FAO chief Qu Dongyu

  

  Argentina's Superminister of Economy and Production Sergio Massa signed an agreement with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Director General Qu Dongyu during the latter's trip to Buenos Aires for the VII Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) Summit.

• Thursday, January 26th 2023 - 10:02 UTC

  Argentine banks short of storage capacity to pile the rapidly depreciating Pesos

  

  Argentina has been plagued by economic and financial instability for years and years, and its overall situation has worsened considerably in recent years, with the country once again defaulting on its debt in 2020 and having been forced to turn to capital controls to protect its national currency.

• Thursday, January 26th 2023 - 09:51 UTC

  Argentina keeping an eye on Antarctica's new iceberg

  

  The Argentine Antarctic Institute (IAA) warned that the iceberg that calved off the Brunt Ice Shelf into the Wedell Sea is such a large structure that any vessel coming its way would have to take evasive action. Hence, it is being monitored to make sure it does not affect the icebreaker ARA Almirante Irízar's route from Ushuaia to the Argentine bases in the region.

• Thursday, January 26th 2023 - 09:44 UTC

  Alberto Fernández meets with European Council President

  

  Alberto Fernández Wednesday met European Council President Charles Michel at Casa Rosada to discuss the importance of strengthening the bilateral agenda European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac).

• Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 18:55 UTC

  Argentina wants to buy Brazilian armored vehicles

  

  Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana undertook negotiations earlier this week with Brazil for the purchase of 156 Iveco Guarani 6x6 armored vehicles, it was reported. South America's largest country already has 500 units of the same model.

• Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 08:51 UTC

  Chilean FM denigrates Ambassador Bielsa in private meeting audio

  

  Chilean Foreign Minister Antonia Urrejola's denigration of Argentine Ambassador Rafael Bielsa sparked additional controversy to the case that shook Santiago's diplomatic circles last week. An audio was leaked of Urrejola using foul language to describe the foreign diplomat.