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Montevideo, December 12th 2025 - 19:26 UTC

Argentina

  • Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 10:14 UTC

    Hopefully, CELAC will “help us deepen links with China”, Argentine president

    “China in the region acts respecting our logic and our policies. They have been most respectful with the country, and I am very grateful”.

    Argentine president Alberto Fernandez is confident that “Celac can help deepen links with China”, and strongly criticized the United States for “demonizing” the Asian giant. On Monday/Tuesday Argentina and president Fernandez will be hosting the Community of Latin American and Caribbean, CELAC, seventh summit of heads of state when all the leaders of the region are expected to attend, including the 'bad boys' of the club such as Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela, Cuban president Miguel Días Canel and Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega.

  • Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 08:18 UTC

    Lula lands in BA to sign bilateral deals and attend Celac Summit

    Lula was welcomed by Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva landed Sunday shortly after 9 pm Buenos Aires' Aeroparque Jorge Newbery to hold a series of state meetings with local authorities on Monday and attend the VII summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) on Tuesday.

  • Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 07:26 UTC

    Argentine Navy needs underwater units, manned or otherwise

    The Argentine Navy currently has no operational submarines since the sinking of the ARA San Juan and endless repairs to her twin ARA Santa Cruz

    The Argentine Navy plans to purchase two unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) for hydrographic and minehunting missions for € 450,000, in addition to new traditional units for its submarine command, it was reported.

  • Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 07:12 UTC

    Bullrich asks DEA to arrest Maduro in Buenos Aires

    “Human Rights have no ideology; and not because you are a left-wing dictator, can you not respect them,” Bullrich said

    Argentina's opposition leader Patricia Bullrich, chairwoman of the Propuesta Republicana (PRO) party, a majority partner in the Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC) alliance Sunday filed a request before the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) for the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro once he lands in Buenos Aires for the VII Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac).

  • Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 06:55 UTC

    Lawmakers from Uruguay's ruling coalition to visit the Falklands; opposition rejects embassy invitation

    Lawmaker Sebasitán Valdomir argued the Broad Front can't accept the invitation since “it's a bad signal, because the sovereignty of that territory corresponds to Argentina”

    Uruguayan opposition rejected an annual invitation from the UK embassy in Montevideo for lawmakers from all political parties represented in Parliament, to visit the Falklands/Malvinas Islands. The ruling coalition in Uruguay, made up of five parties accepted the invitation.

  • Sunday, January 22nd 2023 - 10:56 UTC

    “Falklands/Malvinas” expression still a wound, says Bielsa

    Bielsa explained that the main problems are with Chilean media, not the government

    Buenos Aires' Ambassador to Chile Rafael Bielsa said “nothing relevant happened” after his appearance before the Chilean Senate's Foreign Affairs Committee. The former Foreign Minister also stressed the expression “Falklands/Malvinas” was a wound for all of Argentina.

  • Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 13:04 UTC

    Argentine President tells Chinese TV claims over Malvinas will go on

    “We are on China's side in its claim that there is only one China,” Fernández also pointed out

    Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday told a Chinese TV station that his country will keep up its sovereignty claims over the Malvinas/Falkland Islands.

  • Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 12:09 UTC

    Uruguay's Ambassador to BA fears change of gov't would scare Argentine investors

    Those who are already in Uruguay would not leave but others yet to start their investments would have second thoughts, Enciso warned

    Uruguay's Ambassador to Buenos Aires Carlos Enciso said in a radio interview that a political change in his country's government would scare away potential Argentine investors after the favorable policies in the past few years by President Luis Lacalle Pou.

  • Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 11:47 UTC

    Lula's trip to Argentina to include Antarctica deal

    Under Lula, Brazil is returning to the regional forum it left during the Bolsonaro years

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's trip to Argentina next week will include the signing of a treaty for scientific and logistical cooperation between the two countries' Antarctic stations, Agencia Brasil reported. A gas pipeline will also be on the agenda with President Alberto Fernández.

  • Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 11:33 UTC

    Argentine mining exports hit highest level since 2012

    Lithium exports grew 220% interannually

    According to a report released this week by Argentina's Mining Secretariat, the South American country's sales abroad of these minerals totaled US$ 322 million in December of 2022, with 98% of shipments stemming from the provinces of Santa Cruz (44.6%), San Juan (22.4%), Jujuy (19.1%), Salta (7.7%) and Catamarca (4.0%).