Tag: Argentina Armed Forces

• Saturday, March 4th 2023 - 08:10 UTC

  Drug gangs off limits for Argentine armed forces, despite opposition's claims

  

  After a mafia-style attack on Thursday against a supermarket in Rosario owned by relatives of Lionel Messi's wife, many opposition leaders in Argentina suggested the Armed Forces be deployed against the drug-trafficking gangs operating in the country's third-largest city.

• Thursday, August 16th 2018 - 09:36 UTC

  US Defense secretary pledges closer ties with Argentina; condemns China's “predatory economics”

  

  United States Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday pledged closer defense cooperation with Argentina. Standing beside his Argentine counterpart, Oscar Aguad, Mattis said the military partnership can be strengthened and alluded to the help the U.S. Navy provided Argentina last November when one of its submarines went missing with 44 sailors aboard.

• Tuesday, July 24th 2018 - 05:23 UTC

  Argentine military will be involved in domestic security issues, announces Macri

  

  In a radical reform of Argentina's defense doctrine, President Mauricio Macri said on Monday he is removing a ban on military involvement in fighting crime, terrorist threats and other internal security issues. Macri said he will modify a 2006 decree that limited the armed forces to defense against attacks by another country.

• Friday, July 13th 2018 - 05:52 UTC

  Argentina: Macri grants a 20% salary increase to the Armed Forces

  

  In an effort to fix a persistent deterioration of relations, the President ordered a 20% rise in the salaries of the Armed Forces. It was a political decision against the fiscal austerity measures that the government promised the IMF to deserve a financial rescue of 50,000 million dollars, but necessary to calm what already threatened to become a serious storm.

• Tuesday, May 31st 2016 - 06:51 UTC

  “Argentina needs its armed forces for peace; they have been ignored for years”, says Macri on Army Day

  

  Argentine President Mauricio Macri said Monday that Argentina needs armed forces adapted to the 21st century, ready to carry out peace missions and come to the rescue in times of disaster, after “years” of being ignored by the government. He made the statement at an Army Day event.

• Thursday, January 28th 2016 - 05:21 UTC

  Argentine ex Army commander praises Macri/Cameron dialogue: what matters is getting started

  

  A former commander of the Argentine Army and Malvinas war veteran Martin Balza praised the recent meeting of President Mauricio Macri with UK Prime Minister David Cameron arguing that whatever is done to advance a serious, respectful, mature dialogue must be welcomed; “there won't be immediate results from that dialogue, but this is like a marathon, what matters are the first steps”.

• Tuesday, November 13th 2012 - 03:40 UTC

  Brazil and Argentina sign ‘combined military operations’ agreement

  

  Brazil announced on Monday its first agreement on combined operations with Argentina which will allow the two countries forces to act jointly in catastrophe situations and peace missions.

• Tuesday, July 12th 2011 - 07:15 UTC

  UK statements on the Malvinas issue are “ridiculous” says Cristina Fernandez

  

  President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner said that “Argentina is absolutely committed to peace” and dismissed as “ridiculous” statements from the United Kingdom threatening to use force if needed to preserver the occupation of the Falkland Islands.