Tag: Argentina - Russia

Thursday, January 25th 2018 - 06:39 UTC
Macri and Putin in Moscow reaffirm Argentina/Russia strategic relationship

Argentine President Mauricio Macri and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, signed on Tuesday a declaration aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation during a press conference at the Kremlin. Macri told Putin that he hoped this marked the first of many visits to the Russian capital and highlighted their countries’ mutual interests.
Friday, June 5th 2015 - 06:33 UTC
Falklands: Cristina Fernandez met Snowden in Moscow to talk about UK spying on Argentina, reveals BAH

President Cristina Fernandez met with former US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden when she visited Moscow in April, according to the Buenos Aires Herald. Snowden became world famous when in 2013 when he revealed the extent of Washington’s global Internet and phone surveillance.
Saturday, April 25th 2015 - 05:08 UTC
Falklands and replacing the dollar, priorities for Argentina/Moscow agenda, argues Russian ex diplomat

The cooperation agreements recently signed by Argentina with Russia could be a Buenos Aires' response to the situation with the disputed Falkland Islands territories, former Russian ambassador to Argentina Evgeny Astakhov told the Russian news agency, Sputnik International on Friday.
Friday, April 24th 2015 - 07:51 UTC
Russia and Argentina agree on an “all-encompassing strategic partnership”

Russia and Argentina signed agreements which amounted to an “all-encompassing strategic partnership” during Argentine President Cristina Fernandez visit to Moscow, which ended on Thursday with the meeting at the Kremlin with her counterpart Vladimir Putin.
Thursday, April 23rd 2015 - 04:50 UTC
Cristina Fernandez invites Russian investors to Argentina; Thursday she meets Putin

“Argentina is a country where it is worth investing in and producing, not only because of its natural resources, also because of the human resources we have” said president Cristina Fernández in Moscow on an official visit to Russia. She praised the “recovery of Argentina's flag carrier that allows connectivity among all the zones in the country, not only the richest ones.”
Wednesday, April 22nd 2015 - 05:55 UTC
Gazprom and YPF will sign agreement to develop Argentina shale oil and gas deposits

Argentine energy company YPF CEO Miguel Galuccio is scheduled to sign on Wednesday in Moscow a contract on joint exploitation of shale oil and gas in the rich Vaca Muerta fields of Patagonian province Neuquén. The contract is part of the bilateral agenda to be addressed by visiting Argentine president Cristina Fernandez on Thursday, when she meets with Vladimir Putin.
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.
Monday, July 21st 2014 - 06:39 UTC
“An intense week” of negotiations in a world that “becomes multi-polar again”

President Cristina Fernández used her Twitter account on Sunday to comment on last week’s heavy agenda with the visit of Russia’s and China’s presidents and the BRICS-UNASUR summit in Brazil. “It has been an important week for Argentina,” she said.
Monday, July 14th 2014 - 05:49 UTC
Russia interested in Argentina's shale deposits, says Cristina Fernandez

President Cristina Fernandez confirmed Russia’s interest in investing in Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale formation in Patagonia and announced that a Russian delegation will travel soon to the area, which holds one of the largest shale gas and oil reserves of the world.
Monday, July 14th 2014 - 05:39 UTC
Falklands: Putin calls on UK to sit and talk with Argentina to resolve the dispute

Russia's president Vladimir Putin has got involved in the Falkland Islands row, urging Britain it must sit down with Argentina for fresh talks to resolve the dispute, as indicated by the United Nations.