Argentina

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 09:53 UTC

  India sides with Argentina on Malvinas Question, calls for negotiations

  

  India on Friday reiterated support for international negotiations on the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom in the Southern Atlantic, according to the Indian media.

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  President Fernández critical of prosecution's “double standards”

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday issued a reply to Acting Attorney General Eduardo Casal's note from the day before accusing the head of “undue interference” with the ongoing investigation against Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for alleged corruption.

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 09:37 UTC

  Argentina follows Uruguay, lifts affidavit requirement for travelers

  

  Following Uruguay's announcement in the same direction, Argentine migration authorities will no longer require an affidavit regarding the health status of travelers covid-19wise, according to social media postings by Migrations Director Florencia Carignano Friday.

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 09:34 UTC

  Argentine beef exports hit new records in first semester of 2022

  

  Argentina's Rosario Stock Exchange Friday reported the first semester of 2022 showed record beef exports 39.4% above figures from the same period last year, worth US$1.75 billion. Beef shipments grew US$ 457 million from US$ 1.293 billion.

• Friday, August 26th 2022 - 18:50 UTC

  Argentine Superminister Massa discusses bilateral ties with Indian FM

  

  Argentina's Superminister Sergio Massa Friday called for the strengthening of bilateral trade with India after a meeting with Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, who is touring Latin America and held an encounter Thursday with President Alberto Fernández.

• Friday, August 26th 2022 - 10:14 UTC

  Relatives of Emtrasur's 747 crewmembers land in Buenos Aires

  

  A group of relatives of the crew members of the Emtrasur Boeing 747-300 freighter seized by Argentine authorities since early June Thursday landed in Buenos Aires to step up the pressure on the Judiciary.

• Friday, August 26th 2022 - 10:01 UTC

  1982: UK forces downed Argentine Pucara with a Stinger missile during Falklands San Carlos' landing

  

  In 1982, Britain's Special Air Service troops were the first to fire a Stinger missile in combat, during the Falkland Islands conflict. They had been drafted in to distract Argentine forces from the San Carlos landings, carried out by British soldiers in response to Argentina's invasion of the Islands in April 1982.

• Friday, August 26th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Indian FM welcomed at Casa Rosada

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Thursday welcomed Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. During the meeting, bilateral issues were discussed, in addition to the South American country's desire to join the BRICS alliance. Also present during the encounter was Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero.

• Thursday, August 25th 2022 - 19:52 UTC

  Alberto Fernandez: “Nisman committed suicide, I hope Luciani does not do something like that”; the prosecutor replied

  

  The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, said an unfortunate phrase in a television interview while trying to defend Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) from the corruption accusation for the so-called Causa Vialidad (Road Cause). The statement generated repudiation from the Judiciary, the opposition and an immediate political impact.

• Thursday, August 25th 2022 - 10:12 UTC

  Carmona visits Santiago, thanks Chile for its support on the Malvinas Question

  

  Argentina's Secretary in charge of Malvinas, Antarctica, and the South Atlantic, Guillermo Carmona, following on his tour of neighboring countries, the first of which was Brazil, has now continued with a visit to Chile.