Argentina

Tuesday, December 5th 2023 - 10:08 UTC
Petri to be Argentina's next Defense Minister

Argentina's president-elect Javier Milei confirmed on Monday that he had chosen former vice-presidential candidate Luis Petri of Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) to succeed Jorge Taiana as Defense Minister on Dec. 10.
Tuesday, December 5th 2023 - 10:07 UTC
Netanyahu praises Milei but Israel ups travel warnings for Argentina and Brazil

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday called Argentina's President-elect to invite him over to Jerusalem for the opening of the South American country's Embassy there after relocating it from Tel Aviv, it was reported in Buenos Aires.
Monday, December 4th 2023 - 08:03 UTC
Equine encephalomyelitis, Argentina declares sanitary emergency; Uruguay reports first case

Argentina has finally declared a sanitary emergency in all of its territory, following an increase in equine encephalomyelitis, EE, and anticipates “immediate, extraordinary, exceptional measures to contain further outbreaks of the virus disease”.
Saturday, December 2nd 2023 - 10:43 UTC
Mondino insists: Argentina not joining BRICS

Argentina's future Foreign Minister Diana Mondino confirmed this week that her country would not be joining the BRICS alliance on Jan. 1 as scheduled despite a personal letter from Chinese President Xi Jinping to President-elect Javier Milei.
Saturday, December 2nd 2023 - 10:43 UTC
UAE, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay agree to promote bioceanic corridor

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Paraguay Friday agreed in Dubai on the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Summit (COP28) to “seek opportunities” for the highway due to link the port of Santos, in Brazil, with the Chilean ports of Arica and Iquique. Former Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez has dubbed the initiative “the small Panama Canal.”
Saturday, December 2nd 2023 - 08:14 UTC
“Falklands' status as a BOT has nothing to do with imperial gestures, but the wishes of its population”

The Falkland Islands’ status as a British overseas territory has nothing to do with imperial gestures, and everything to do with the wishes of the population, writes Dr. Nigel Haywood, in response to the article by Simon Jenkins, published in The Guardian and MercoPress a week ago.
Friday, December 1st 2023 - 22:39 UTC
Milei confirms Bullrich will be his Security Minister

The Office of Argentina's President-Elect (@OPEArg) Friday confirmed Patricia Bullrich would return to her position as Security Minister once Javier Milei is sworn in on Dec. 10. The Chairwoman of former President Mauricio Macri's Propuesta Republicana party (PRO) held that job between 2015 and 2019. In the Oct. 22 elections, she failed to make it through to the Nov. 19 runoff so both she and Macri announced they would support Milei's candidacy against Economy Minister Sergio Massa.
Friday, December 1st 2023 - 10:24 UTC
Lacalle Pou optimistic about Milei's future government

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou said Thursday that this might change foreign relations with Javier Milei's government in Argentina: “We have not been lucky in foreign relations” but, with the Libertarian leader, “the region is changing and we are going to take advantage of it,” Lacalle stressed.
Thursday, November 30th 2023 - 10:50 UTC
Milei foresees stagflation for the coming months

Argentina's Legislative Assembly (Lower and Upper House together) Wednesday proclaimed Javier Milei's victory with 55.65% (14,554,560) of the votes in the Nov. 19 runoff against Economy Minister Sergio Massa. Chairing the meeting, Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) also confirmed Victoria Villarruel would be her successor.
Thursday, November 30th 2023 - 10:11 UTC
Uruguay and Paraguay take action to prevent equine encephalomyelitis

Paraguayan and Uruguayan health authorities have been reported to be taking preventive measures regarding a possible outbreak of equine encephalomyelitis.