Tag: Crisitina Fernandez

• Tuesday, June 14th 2011 - 22:39 UTC

  Humala reaffirms historic links: “Peru will always support Argentina”

  

  President-elect Ollanta Humala said Peru has shown “it will always support Argentina” and underlined the long standing close relations with the country that hosts one of the largest Peruvian communities overseas.

• Friday, June 3rd 2011 - 23:48 UTC

  A split Argentine opposition names two presidential tickets and more could come

  

  Two Argentine opposition groups announced this week their presidential tickets for the coming October election that are expected to compete with President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner who has to yet confirm her bid even when all opinion polls show her a clear winner in the first round.

• Friday, May 27th 2011 - 08:32 UTC

  Unasur ‘won’t collapse’ as happened with TIAR during the Malvinas war

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner praised the success of Unasur and forecasted that the South America Defence Council will be far more effective and robust than the previous experience with the TIAR, which “collapsed in 1982 during the Malvinas war”.

• Tuesday, May 17th 2011 - 03:22 UTC

  Argentina makes official October 23 as Election Day

  

  Argentina formally announced Monday dates for the general election that will take place next October 23, when voters will choose President, Vice President, half of the Lower House and Senators from eight of 24 provinces

• Monday, May 16th 2011 - 03:20 UTC

  “Kirchner and Moyano have been partners since day one” blasts Buenos Aires mayor

  

  The mayor of Buenos Aires City Mauricio Macri blasted Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and assured that despite her recent criticism towards CGT Labour Confederation leader Hugo Moyano “the Government and him have been partners since day one”.

• Friday, May 13th 2011 - 05:27 UTC

  CFK warns Moyano on “blackmailing” and attacking the economic model

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner insisted on Thursday that she “is not dying to be president again” but also sent a scathing message targeting organized labour rejecting ‘blackmailing’ and any attempts to bring down the (economic) model.

• Tuesday, May 10th 2011 - 10:16 UTC

  President Cristina Kirchner expected to resume activities Tuesday

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner surprised her closest staff as she decided to extend her weekend trip and stay in the family’s residence at El Calafate, Santa Cruz at least for Monday, thus postponing all activities scheduled for the beginning of the week.

• Saturday, April 2nd 2011 - 20:27 UTC

  Malvinas voluntary soldier letter to be read in all Argentine schools as of 2012

  

  President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner announced that the letter written by a teacher and voluntary soldier in the 1982 Malvinas War conflict and which he sent to his pupils is to be read in all Argentine schools beginning 2012.

• Saturday, April 2nd 2011 - 19:36 UTC

  Malvinas are Argentine for ever and “we will never yield in our claim”

  

  “The Malvinas are Argentine for ever” and this government “will never yield in our claim” promised President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner during the main commemoration of the Malvinas war Fallen and Veterans Day in Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz province.

• Saturday, April 2nd 2011 - 15:46 UTC

  Timerman recalls April 2 Falklands’ invasion saying Argentina is not alone in its Malvinas sovereignty claim

  

  Argentina has the support of numerous international organizations and regional forums in its sovereignty claim over the Malvinas Islands, writes Foreign Affairs minister Hector Timerman in an article under the heading of “Argentina is not alone in its Malvinas claim”