Argentina

• Tuesday, July 28th 2015 - 05:38 UTC

  Carwyn Jones grateful to Chubut for helping preserve Welsh language and culture

  

  Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones said it was an honor and a privilege to be in Chubut for the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the first Welsh settlers arrival in Patagonia, and thanked provincial governor Martin Buzzi for organizing the event and helping to preserve Welsh traditions, culture and language.

• Tuesday, July 28th 2015 - 05:31 UTC

  “A diplomatic success” the presence of Wales First Minister Carwyn Jones

  

  As a day of great celebration, Argentine ambassador in the UK, Alicia Castro described the festivities for the 150th anniversary of Welsh settlers arrival to Patagonia, taking place in Chubut with the attendance of Wales First Minister Carwyn Jones, Argentine cabinet ministers and members of the Welsh-Argentine community.

• Tuesday, July 28th 2015 - 05:07 UTC

  'The Welsh are fully integrated to Argentina and have preserved their culture'

  

  Argentina's Cabinet Chief Anibal Fernandez and the Presidential Legal and Technical secretary Carlos Zannini led on Monday celebrations in Chubut to mark the 150th anniversary of the Welsh community that settled in the Patagonian province. The event took place in Puerto Madryn overlooking the Golfo Nuevo.

• Monday, July 27th 2015 - 06:30 UTC

  Argentina's incumbent ticket leads comfortably ahead of August primaries

  

  Argentina's Victory Front presidential ticket of Daniel Scioli and Carlos Zannini is set to win the coming August PASO primary elections by almost 12 points over nearest challenger Mauricio Macri, a new poll published two weeks before the vote has predicted.

• Monday, July 27th 2015 - 06:08 UTC

  Malvinas' past statements, open new flank for Buenos Aires mayor Macri

  

  ”It is dangerous to forget what (Mauricio) Macri said about the Malvinas, that they would represent a deficit for Argentina”, Alicia Castro, Argentine ambassador in the UK was quoted by the Buenos Aires media, following on statements from the Argentine capital's mayor and presidential hopeful in reference to the Falklands Islands.

• Saturday, July 25th 2015 - 05:55 UTC

  Mother and aunt at the launching of Maximo Kirchner's campaign for Congress

  

  President Cristina Fernandez underlined the achievements of her government which, she said, have set the foundations of 'a bright future ahead for Argentina', and openly sponsored the electoral aspirations of Kirchner family members, during a political rally held in Santa Cruz province, from where the powerful presidential couple that has dominated Argentine politics for the last twelve years emerged in 2002/03.

• Saturday, July 25th 2015 - 05:24 UTC

  Economic activity in Argentina picking up, according to Indec

  

  Economic activity in Argentina has increased 2.2% in May, compared to the same month of 2014, according to the country's stats office, Indec. Compared to April this year, economic activity has grown 0.8%, the Monthly Economic Activity Index revealed.

• Friday, July 24th 2015 - 06:01 UTC

  Falklands/Malvinas: Argentina asks why UK is not punished for not complying with UN

  

  Argentine diplomats questioned in Montevideo why the United Kingdom is not punished for its denial to comply with the UN General Assembly Resolution from 1965 which calls on Argentina and the UK to sit and dialogue on the Falklands/Malvinas dispute. They also denied any attempts from Argentina to suffocate the Falklands economy or hydrocarbons industry.

• Thursday, July 23rd 2015 - 07:24 UTC

  Over half of Argentina households belong to the middle class; only second to Uruguay

  

  Argentina is the Latin American country where the middle class has grown the most in ten years, doubling in size, according to a report released by the Pew Research Center in the United States.

• Thursday, July 23rd 2015 - 06:40 UTC

  Scioli meets Raul Castro in Havana and praises political and economic opening of Cuba

  

  Argentina's presidential hopeful and Buenos Aires governor Daniel Scioli was received on Wednesday by President of Cuba Raul Castro for an official audience in Havana, making the incumbent candidate the first foreign politician to meet the head of state since the normalising of relations with the United States.