Tag: Crisitina Fernandez

• Saturday, April 11th 2015 - 06:45 UTC

  Falklands: Ambassador Castro refers ironically to Foreign Office summons

  

  Argentine ambassador in London, Alicia Castro complained about being summoned to the Foreign Office over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands dispute revealing she asked the British official if it was “an expression of British humor or a political paradox”, since the UK has failed to comply with international law for the last five decades.

• Wednesday, March 25th 2015 - 06:53 UTC

  Pro and against Kirchner rallies on 29th anniversary of 1976 military coup

  

  Human rights, political and social organizations commemorated on Tuesday 24 March the 29th anniversary of the military dictatorship that killed anywhere from 9.000 to 30,000 people, marking the beginning of one the darkest period in Argentina's modern history.

• Saturday, February 28th 2015 - 07:14 UTC

  China has become Latin America's leading banker: 22bn dollars in 2014

  

  Loans by China's state-owned banks to Latin American countries rose by 71% to 22bn dollars in 2014, according to estimates published by the China-Latin America Finance Database. The figure is the second largest on record for Chinese lending in Latin America, according to the report.

• Tuesday, January 20th 2015 - 05:20 UTC

  Israel and Argentine Jewish organizations call for AMIA probe to continue

  

  Israel urged Argentine authorities on Monday to carry on with the work of a prosecutor who was found dead after having alleged a cover-up in the investigation of Iran over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community centre.

• Monday, January 19th 2015 - 06:27 UTC

  'D Day' for Argentine prosecutor who charged Cristina Fernandez with 'Iran cover up'

  

  Argentina's ruling coalition lawmakers will insist on Monday in Congress that special prosecutor Alberto Nisman lacks evidence to charge President Cristina Fernández and other administration officials with the cover-up of the AMIA Jewish community centre bombing that killed 85 people and injured 300 in 1994.

• Saturday, January 17th 2015 - 09:20 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez first twit reaction to 'Iran plot' claim; Nisman to Congress next week

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández made her first public statement since AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman accused her of allegedly covering up Iran’s role in the 1994 attack that left 85 dead and 300 injured. Nisman is scheduled to visit congress next week invited by opposition lawmakers to reveal further details of the alleged plot.

• Wednesday, November 19th 2014 - 04:32 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez held a 'short list' cabinet meeting on Tuesday

  

  Despite the ten days of convalescence ordered by her doctors, Argentine President Cristina Fernández continued with an official schedule in Olivos and met on Tuesday with key members of her cabinet.

• Tuesday, September 23rd 2014 - 10:50 UTC

  For the Vatican, Cristina Fernandez visit was a low key event

  

  What happened in the Vatican last Saturday when Pope Francis received Argentine president Cristina Fernandez for lunch and a long private talk. According to the visitor the Holy father was concerned about “debt and vulture funds harassment” and contrary to news from Buenos Aires previous to the trip, “the Pope was not at all concerned about governance in Argentina or the democratic process”.

• Wednesday, September 17th 2014 - 05:01 UTC

  Pope concerned with political situation in Argentina; meets Cristina Fernandez on Saturday

  

  Pope Francis is concerned about the political situation and governance in his native Argentina, the Vatican's chief of ceremonies said Tuesday ahead of a visit by President Cristina Fernandez on Saturday.

• Thursday, August 21st 2014 - 06:41 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez blasts those who invest in the 'illegal currency' (US dollar)

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez emphasized on Wednesday evening the need to amplify “the local financial market so we will not depend on foreign fluctuations,” during the celebration of Buenos Aires Stock Market 160th anniversary.