Tag: Agustin Rossi

Wednesday, March 4th 2015 - 22:14 UTC
Argentina/Chile celebrate Tierra del Fuego mines-free; Rossi claims UK impedes mine-clearance in Falklands

Argentina and Chile defense ministers, Agustín Rossi and Jorge Burgos, attended this week a historic ceremony in which they signed a document declaring Tierra del Fuego free of anti-personal mines. During the meeting minister Rossi blamed the UK for not allowing Argentina to clear the mines in the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.
Monday, March 2nd 2015 - 01:24 UTC
Bilateral ceremony to certify that Chilean Tierra del Fuego is free of mines

Argentina and Chile on Monday will hold a ceremony certifying that the Chilean territory of Tierra del Fuego has been completely swept of mines, dating back to the late seventies, and in accordance with the 1999 Ottawa Convention commitments.
Sunday, March 1st 2015 - 23:35 UTC
Argentine technical mission to China to assess the purchase of jet fighters

It's official: in the coming weeks a technical delegation from Argentina's Air Force will be travelling to China to assess the convenience of purchasing Chinese jet fighters to replace the obsolete French made Mirages. Only a month ago president Cristina Fernandez was in Beijing where she sealed an “integral strategic alliance” with China.
Monday, December 29th 2014 - 00:23 UTC
London concerned as Russian military jets available to Argentina

Putin reportedly offered them in exchange for beef and wheat during his last trip to Buenos Aires. 'Sunday Express' cites UK defence sources.
Wednesday, October 29th 2014 - 05:27 UTC
Argentina hopes to renew air power following Brazil's deal to manufacture Gripen fighter jets

Brazilian media has confirmed that Argentina is probing to join with Brazil in the procurement of 24 Saab Gripen NG fighters, following the recently signed bilateral cooperation agreement under the heading of “Aeronautic industry strategic alliance” (AEIA), which was discussed this month by the two countries defense ministers.
Tuesday, August 19th 2014 - 08:05 UTC
Falklands' war statements from Chilean minister praised by Argentine peer

Argentine Defense minister Agustín Rossi praised on Monday his Chilean peer statements relative to Chile's role and attitude during the Falklands war when Britain sent a task force to expulse the Argentine military invasion in 1982.
Thursday, June 19th 2014 - 02:43 UTC
Argentine Navy receives refurbished TR1700 class submarine ARA San Juan

The Argentine Navy took re-delivery of TR-1700 class submarine ARA San Juan last month after the boat underwent a mid-life update (MLU) program at the Argentine Naval Industrial Complex CINAR.
Wednesday, May 28th 2014 - 22:12 UTC
Seven years and 650 million dollars later, Argentine icebreaker Irizar still under repairs

The Argentine government is putting pressure on contractors so that the Navy's flagship icebreaker Almirante Irizar, partially destroyed by fire in 2007, can begin sea trials later this year. However over-costs and mismanagement of the funds invested, estimated at over 650 million dollars, could have purchased a new vessel of three second hand according to critics in Congress.
Saturday, April 26th 2014 - 06:00 UTC
Malvinas 'sooner than later' will return to Argentina, forecasts Maduro

Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro forecasted that “sooner than later, the Malvinas Islands will return to the hands of the Argentine people” and recalled that during the recent Celac summit in Cuba (Community of Latin-American and Caribbean States) Latin-American was declared “a territory of peace and free of colonialism”.
Wednesday, February 26th 2014 - 23:04 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas: Argentina has “no conflict hypothesis” says Defense head

Minister of Defense Agustín Rossi said Argentina has no “conflict hypothesis” regarding the Falklands/Malvinas Islands, strongly denying statements from a British newspaper which argued the UK was closely monitoring Argentina's investment in military procurement.