Tag: Cristina Fernandez

• Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 08:02 UTC

  Corruption Claims in Argentine/Venezuelan Trade Involve Néstor Kirchner

  

  The Argentine political establishment is agitated after the heavy remarks made before a federal judge by former Argentine ambassador to Venezuela Eduardo Sadous, who said local businessmen had to pay kickbacks to former president Néstor Kirchner administration officials to be able to export their goods to Venezuela.

• Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 01:31 UTC

  Argentina has “High Expectations” for Mr. Kirchner as UNASUR Chairman

  

  Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo said this weekend that the Argentine government has “high expectations” that former president Nestor Kirchner will be named next Tuesday as secretary general of the Union of South American Nations, UNASUR. In that case the UNASUR headquarters would move from Ecuador to Buenos Aires.

• Saturday, May 1st 2010 - 08:49 UTC

  UNASUR Summit Convenes in Buenos Aires with Backlog of Controversial Issues

  

  The extraordinary summit of presidents of countries members of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) is to debate next Tuesday in Buenos Aires an agenda dominated by the intention of former Argentine president Néstor Kirchner to run for the post of Secretary General of the regional bloc.

• Saturday, May 1st 2010 - 08:36 UTC

  Argentina Publishes Terms of the Defaulted 20 Billion Bonds Swap

  

  The Argentine government has published the offer to swap 20 billion US dollars in defaulted bonds on specialized media around the globe and on www.argentina2010offer.com website.

• Saturday, May 1st 2010 - 08:28 UTC

  Mrs Kirchner Main Speaker at Anniversary of Mothers of Plaza de Mayo

  

  President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner gave the main speech Friday during the opening of the “Che Guevara” movie theatre at the Buenos Aires Museo de la Memoria (Memory Museum) in the framework of celebrations for the 33rd anniversary of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo organization.

• Saturday, May 1st 2010 - 00:36 UTC

  Colombia Conditions Vote for the UNASUR chairman

  

  Colombian Foreign Affairs minister Jaime Bermúdez Merizalde said Friday that before the standing chairman of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) is decided, Uruguay and Argentina must solve their differences.

• Thursday, April 29th 2010 - 05:41 UTC

  Cristina Kirchner and Mujica Agree to Re-Channel Bilateral Relations

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her Uruguayan counterpart José “Pepe” Mujica said on Wednesday they will be working to “re-channel” bilateral relations and will strictly abide the ruling of the Botnia paper mill case.

• Wednesday, April 28th 2010 - 06:46 UTC

  Mujica and Cristina Meet to Trade Apologies, Pickets and an Inconvenient Situation

  

  Uruguay and Argentine presidents will be meeting Wednesday in Buenos Aires to analyze the aftermath of the International Court of Justice judgement on the pulp mills controversy and hopefully find a way, to peacefully lift Argentine protestors’ pickets that have been blocking since 2006 a bridge linking the neighbouring countries.

• Wednesday, April 28th 2010 - 06:07 UTC

  Argentine Coast Guard to Monitor Vessels Travelling to and from Falklands

  

  Argentina made official this week the planned monitoring of vessels sailing between the mainland and the disputed Falkland Islands, the Coast Guard agency PNA said.

• Wednesday, April 28th 2010 - 01:19 UTC

  Argentina Hosting FAO Fisheries Meeting to Upgrade Fish Trade and Conservation

  

  The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Committee on Fisheries (COFI) is meeting this week in Buenos Aires to examine technical and economic aspects of the international trade in fish and fishery products.