Tag: Cristina Fernandez

• Sunday, March 13th 2011 - 00:47 UTC

  Argentina forgets the US Air Force incident and says relations are “excellent”

  

  Relations between Argentina and the United States are ‘excellent’ said ultra ‘Kirchnerite’ lawmaker Carlos Kunkel who discarded as ‘interested parties’ versions indicating certain ‘discomfort’ in President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner administration with the coming visit of President Barack Obama to El Salvador, Chile and Brazil.

• Saturday, March 12th 2011 - 23:12 UTC

  New Decolonization Committee president invited to visit Argentina

  

  Argentina is multiplying its international presence to boost the sovereignty claim over the Islas Malvinas, which next June 23, ‘as every year will be ratified’ by the UN Decolonization Committee, said Argentine ambassador at the UN Jorge Argüello according to a report from Telam, the official Argentine news agency.

• Thursday, March 10th 2011 - 06:42 UTC

  The Kirchner camp sets out strategy for October’s presidential election

  

  Argentina’s Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo, called on all political parties that would like to support the Victory Front’s presidential candidate next October and be part of the so called “combined-list ballots” to do it without fears or restrictions.

• Wednesday, March 9th 2011 - 04:51 UTC

  Argentine highest court blasts CFK government for arbitrary distribution of state advertising

  

  A milestone ruling from the Argentina's Supreme Court calls for the omission of discriminatory criteria and “reasonable balance” in the allocation of state advertising. The ruling stems from a 2006 injunction filed by Editorial Perfil, the country's largest magazine publisher, claiming arbitrary distribution of official advertising.

• Tuesday, March 8th 2011 - 04:23 UTC

  Kirchnerites’ deny any intention from Cristina to run for a third period

  

  Political associates reiterated that there are no intentions of Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to seek for a third period if the Head of State should end re-elected on next October presidential elections. For such purpose a constitutional amendment would be needed.

• Friday, March 4th 2011 - 23:04 UTC

  Argentina waging a ‘vicious war’ against the Falkland Islands

  

  Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly member Bill Luxton aimed a fierce broadside against Argentine government propaganda and pressure on the Falklands. He was supported by several colleagues from the Legislative Assembly.

• Friday, March 4th 2011 - 22:29 UTC

  Argentina pays international debts with Central bank ‘free and available’ reserves

  

  Argentina's federal government on Friday said it will pay 2.17 billion US dollars owed to international financial organizations this year with central bank reserves and funds held in the treasury.

• Friday, March 4th 2011 - 01:20 UTC

  Argentine Treasury appeals to government banks to pay debts

  

  Argentina's Treasury will borrow 8.40 billion pesos (2.02 billion US dollars) from state-run Banco Nacion this year to refinance some of its debt with the bank, a top official told state news agency Telam on Wednesday.

• Friday, March 4th 2011 - 01:13 UTC

  Argentine leader says Cristina Fernandez will not bid for re-election

  

  Argentine presidential pre-candidate Eduardo Duhalde , on the campaign trail, assured that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will decide not to seek re-election in June because ”she will realize that she has no chances of winning” in a second round.

• Thursday, March 3rd 2011 - 05:55 UTC

  Argentine has ‘liberated’ 75% of retained import licences says Uruguayan minister

  

  Uruguay’s cabinet meeting spokesperson confirmed Wednesday that Argentina had “liberated” 75% of the import licences that remained delayed and which was one of the main points of the agenda in the recent summit between Uruguayan president Jose Mujica and Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.