Argentina

• Thursday, November 23rd 2023 - 09:12 UTC

  Chile's new ambassador to Buenos Aires chosen

  

  Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Wednesday chose José Antonio Viera-Gallo to fill the vacancy as Ambassador to Argentina, which would mean the appointee's return to a position he held between 2015 and 2018, Undersecretary of the Interior Manuel Monsalve announced.

• Wednesday, November 22nd 2023 - 10:25 UTC

  Lula does not need to be friends with presidents of other countries

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Tuesday that he does not need to be friends with the heads of state of other countries, despite which it was possible to reach an agreement, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Wednesday, November 22nd 2023 - 10:10 UTC

  Argentina:“Blue” dollar bounces back nearing historic highs

  

  The “blue” (a euphemism for “black market”) dollar rose AR$ 125 Tuesday on the first working day after Sunday's presidential runoff and once again pierced the psychological AR$ 1,000 barrier upwards, closing at AR$ 1.025 / 1.075 (buy/sell), thus getting closer to its historical AR$ 1,100 high for a gap of 202% with the official quotation.

• Wednesday, November 22nd 2023 - 09:44 UTC

  Vice-Presidential transition starting Wednesday in Argentina

  

  Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) is to welcome her elected successor Victoria Villarruel Tuesday afternoon to set the transition at the head of the Senate in motion. Villarruel has been highly critical of the former head of state throughout the 2023 campaign.

• Wednesday, November 22nd 2023 - 09:32 UTC

  Milei and Alberto Fernández meet for two and a half hours

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández finally met Tuesday with his elected successor the Libertarian Javier Milei to officially kick off the transition toward the Dec. 10 inauguration. “The meeting took place at the Olivos presidential residence to initiate the institutional transition process between the teams appointed by both in the different areas of government,” Presidential Spokeswoman Gabriela Cerruti wrote on social media.

• Wednesday, November 22nd 2023 - 09:15 UTC

  Falklands lawmaker reaffirms self determination and questions Argentina's claim

  

  Falkland Islands elected member of the Legislative Assembly, Mark Pollard speaking with the UK media insisted on the Islands' people right to self determination and even questioned that the Falklands ever belonged to Argentina.

• Wednesday, November 22nd 2023 - 09:05 UTC

  UK Minister of Defense, “Falklands are British, that is nonnegotiable and undeniable”

  

  “The Falkland Islands are British, that is nonnegotiable and undeniable” emphasized UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps, adding that “99,8% of Islanders voted in 2013 to remain British and we will always defend their right to self-determination and UK's sovereignty”.

• Wednesday, November 22nd 2023 - 08:59 UTC

  Boric: Chile and Argentina are brotherly peoples

  

  Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font insisted that his country and Argentina were brotherly peoples and that despite his ideological differences with Javier Milei, his duty was to “continue promoting integration at the highest level.”

• Wednesday, November 22nd 2023 - 08:50 UTC

  Chinese official warns Milei it would be a mistake to cut ties

  

  Chinese authorities congratulated Javier Milei on his victory in Sunday's runoff but warned it would be a step in the wrong direction for Argentina to cut ties with Beijing.

• Tuesday, November 21st 2023 - 10:10 UTC

  Paraguayan President holds phone conversation with Milei

  

  Paraguayan President Santiago Peña and Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei held a telephone conversation Monday during which they discussed bilateral issues. The Libertarian economist extended an invitation to Peña to attend his inauguration on Dec. 10 in Buenos Aires, which was accepted.