Tag: Alberto Fernandez

• Thursday, August 19th 2021 - 08:40 UTC

  Reopening Paraguayan border up to President Fernández, Argentina's ambassador to Asunción says

  

  The reopening of land borders with Paraguay might take place sometime before the end of 2021, Argentina's Ambassador to Asunción Domingo Peppo said Wednesday.

• Tuesday, August 17th 2021 - 11:18 UTC

  Argentine relatives of COVID-19 victims stage “March of the Stones”

  

  Argentine relatives of people who have died of COVID-19 Monday staged the so-called “March of the Stones” as a tribute to their loved ones and to voice their criticism for the way the administration of President Alberto Fernández has handled the pandemic.

• Saturday, August 14th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Argentine President says breach of quarantine was the First Lady's fault

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday laid the blame on the First Lady for the family gathering picture leaked in the past few days and which proved a violation to the quarantine he himself had decreed.

• Friday, August 13th 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Opposition lawmakers to seek impeachment of Argentine President for violating quarantine he had decreed

  

  Argentine opposition lawmakers Thursday announced they would be seeking the impeachment of President Alberto Fernández after the image of him holding a party in violation of his own urgency emergency decree (DNU) capping attendants and mandating distancing protocols became public knowledge.

• Friday, August 13th 2021 - 09:42 UTC

  Presidents of Argentina, Uruguay meeting in Buenos Aires to discuss Mercosur issues

  

  President Alberto Fernández of Argentina will host his Uruguayan colleague Luis Lacalle Pou Friday at the Olivos residence, during which both heads of state are expected to discuss Mercosur issues and other matters concerning bilateral relations.

• Tuesday, August 10th 2021 - 07:27 UTC

  Argentine President wants to make internet “a public utility”

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Monday vowed to make internet “a public utility and make those who have to get angry get angry.” Fernández made those remarks during the launching ceremony of the Argentina Program, a government initiative regarding public access to technology.

• Saturday, August 7th 2021 - 09:02 UTC

  Biden picks new US ambassador to Argentina following envoy's lunch with President Fernández in BA

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday had lunch at the Olivos residence with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to deepen the common agenda between the two countries. After the meeting, President Joseph Biden chose the next US Ambassador to Buenos Aires.

• Saturday, August 7th 2021 - 08:55 UTC

  Argentina goes easier on COVID-19 restrictions, increases quota of travelers from abroad

  

  The Government of Argentina has devised a program of “sustained and progressive openings” to ease down current restrictions imposed as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic, it was announced Friday.

• Thursday, July 29th 2021 - 09:13 UTC

  Gov't officials to run in primary elections need to resign in order to focus on their campaigns, Argentine President warns

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Wednesday warned that government officials who wished to run in the upcoming mandatory primary elections should resign their offices in order to focus on their campaigns.

• Thursday, July 29th 2021 - 07:32 UTC

  Presidents of Argentina, Colombia hold side talk while attending presidential inauguration in Lima

  

  Colombia President Iván Duque Márquez Wednesday praised the current state of bilateral relations with Argentina in a meeting he held with his counterpart from that country, Alberto Fernández, as both leaders were in the Peruvian capital for the inauguration of Pedro Castillo.