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Montevideo, November 21st 2025 - 03:42 UTC

Argentina

  • Tuesday, December 13th 2016 - 11:01 UTC

    Argentina to spend over $ 40 billion on military equipment

    Argentina's Defense Minister Julio Martínez needs new equipment for his forces

    President Mauricio Macri has approved the purchase of airplanes for the Air Force, patrol vessels for the Navy and armored vehicles and combat rifles for the Army, it was announced Monday to give the Armed Forces back some of their lost firepower, Defense Minister Julio Martínez revealed. The total purchases will surpass 40 billion pesos (2,500 million US dollars), the minister added.

  • Tuesday, December 13th 2016 - 08:49 UTC

    First loan for an Andes tunnel to connect Argentina with Chile as part of Mercosur road net

    The new Agua Negra tunnel will be 13.9kms long and stand at an altitude of 3,620 to 4,085 meters above sea level, at an estimated cost of US$ 1.5bn

    The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$40 million loan that will allow for bidding to begin for the Agua Negra tunnel, which will connect San Juan province in Argentina with that of Coquimbo in Chile. The tunnel is key to improving trade integration between the two countries and the rest of Mercosur through a new corridor that will connect the Atlantic and the Pacific from Porto Alegre, Brazil, west to Coquimbo, Chile.

  • Monday, December 12th 2016 - 15:57 UTC

    Falklands/Malvinas: Next steps to identify Argentine soldiers buried in Darwin Cemetery agreed

    The talks were chaired by ICRC Director of Operations Dominik Stillhart

    The Falkland Islands government has issued a release relative to the meeting held last Friday, in Geneva, chaired by the Red Cross to address the identification of Argentine soldiers buried at the Falkland' Darwin cemetery. Falklands' lawmaker, MLA Mike Summers was in attendance for these talks as part of the UK delegation.

  • Sunday, December 11th 2016 - 18:46 UTC

    A Positive Report on The Falklands

    Hon Sec of the Falkland Islands Association and veteran of the 1982 War Lt. Col. Tym Marsh, FIA Chairman Alan Huckle and FIA Treasurer Falkland Islander James Wallace at the AGM.

    An update on the progress of the Falkland Islands’ economy has been given to the Falkland Islands Association at their annual general meeting in London. Member of the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Mike Summers indicated that all aspect of the Islands development were doing well.

  • Saturday, December 10th 2016 - 12:43 UTC

    Falklands: Two Argentine forensic experts will work with the Red Cross team at Darwin cemetery

    The Darwin cemetery where there are 123 graves holding unidentified remains of Argentine combatants fallen in 1982

    Two Argentine forensic experts will be part of the group under the Red Cross that will collect DNA samples from the remains of the Argentine unidentified combatants buried at the Falkland Islands' Darwin cemetery with the purpose of fulfilling the task of identifying the graves which read “Argentine solider, only known unto God”.

  • Saturday, December 10th 2016 - 12:18 UTC

    Cristina meets Lula and Dilma in Brazil

    Former Argentine president Cristina Fernandeez and some of her die-hard acolytes went to Sao Paulo to meet with Lula and Dilma now that the star of populism is waning in the entire region

    Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez Kirchner met with former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for an hour and a half at the Lula Institute in the São Paulo district of Ipiranga. Both political leaders discussed the situation of their countries and the region, according to a statement from the LI.

  • Saturday, December 10th 2016 - 04:20 UTC

    Identification of Argentine soldiers buried in Falklands/Malvinas: Argentina/UK entrust Red Cross

    The talks were chaired by ICRC Director of Operations Dominik Stillhart

    Delegations from Argentina and the United Kingdom on Friday agreed, in principle, on the mandate that they will jointly entrust to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to carry out the identification of Argentine soldiers buried in Darwin cemetery on the Falkland/Malvinas Islands.

  • Friday, December 9th 2016 - 10:53 UTC

    Argentina and Chile alternate in Antarctic Combined Naval Patrolling

    ARA Islas Malvinas is one of four Russian built polar multipurpose class tug, purchased at the end of ex president Cristina Fernandez mandate

    Argentina and Chile are already alternatively operating the Antarctica Combined Naval Patrolling, (PANC), which is responsible for maritime control and safety, including search and rescue missions, in the Southern Ocean particularly significant in summer months because of the increase in tourism traffic.

  • Friday, December 9th 2016 - 10:01 UTC

    Brazil and Argentina agree to open Mercosur to the world and expand trade horizons

    “You can't be a member of a club with full rights without complying with obligations”, said Malcorra in reference to Venezuela

    Brazil and Argentina foreign ministers agreed on Thursday in Brasilia that Mercosur must open to the world and expand its trade horizons, but it will have to be done without Venezuela which has been currently “ceased” from the block. Jose Serra and Susana Malcorra coincided that Mercosur must speed the trade agreement with the European Union taking advantage of the fact US elected-president Donald Trump has pledged to limit such treaties.

  • Friday, December 9th 2016 - 04:41 UTC

    Falklands/Malvinas: Red Cross hosting talks on identifying Argentine soldiers buried in Darwin

    The Darwin cemetery in Darwin which holds 123 graves with remains of unidentified Argentine soldiers

    The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in an official release announced that on Friday, (9 December), in Geneva, it will be hosting talks with delegations from Argentina and the United Kingdom to discuss next steps relating to the identification of the unidentified Argentine soldiers buried in Darwin cemetery in the Falkland/Malvinas Islands.