Tag: Cristina Fernandez

• Wednesday, September 25th 2013 - 08:02 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez trusts Teheran and hopes for cooperation in the AMIA case

  

  President Cristina Fernandez during her speech to the UN General Assembly said she hoped that the new Government in Iran would cooperate with Argentina in relation to the clarification of the attack on the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) in Buenos Aires in 1994.

• Wednesday, September 25th 2013 - 06:28 UTC

  Malvinas militarization and UK nuclear subs in South Atlantic protests Cristina Fernandez

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández used Tuesday’s speech in before the UN General Assembly to once more criticize British military movements in the South Atlantic, condemning the use of nuclear submarines around the disputed Falklands/Malvinas Islands.

• Monday, September 23rd 2013 - 20:40 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez black tights disperse the focus of the October campaign

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez is scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday and according to the official agenda has several appointments with political leaders and business representatives.

• Friday, September 20th 2013 - 07:44 UTC

  Argentina nationalizes inter-urban train services to Cordoba and Tucumán

  

  The government of President Cristina Fernandez has given another step towards the state control of the Argentine railway system, following the nationalization of three other lines which connect the City of Buenos Aires to the provinces of Tucumán and Córdoba, passing through Santa Fe and Santiago del Estero provinces.

• Wednesday, September 18th 2013 - 07:05 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez on the trail campaign ahead of the October mid-term election

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández was again on the campaign trail on Tuesday participating in several inaugurations and political rallies at the province of Buenos Aires in support of her candidate running for Congress in October’s mid term ballot, Martin Insurralde.

• Tuesday, September 17th 2013 - 07:10 UTC

  Argentina ratifies interest in Mercosur, but Brazil wants negotiations now

  

  The government of President Cristina Fernandez told the business community on Monday that Argentina has an interest in a ‘balanced’ negotiation between Mercosur and the European Union to reach a political, association and trade agreement. However the timetable approach of Argentina does not seem to fit with the rest of Mercosur, mainly Brazil.

• Tuesday, September 10th 2013 - 00:37 UTC

  Paraguayan president Cartes visits Cristina Fernandez in Buenos Aires

  

  Paraguayan president Horacio Cartes is expected in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, following an invitation from his Argentine peer Cristina Fernandez, which will be his first overseas bilateral trip since taking office 15 August.

• Friday, September 6th 2013 - 02:00 UTC

  Mujica confirms: no intention of irritating Argentina on pulp mills’ controversy

  

  Uruguay’ President Jose Mujica said the decision authorizing a possible expansion, or not, of the UPM/Botnia pulp mill is closely linked to Argentina and the construction of a third plant along an inside Uruguayan river and not a shared one as is the case now.

• Friday, September 6th 2013 - 01:30 UTC

  “Go ask Obama why US refuses to support Argentina in dispute with vulture funds”

  

  President Cristina Fernández spoke out against the US refusal to discuss Argentina’s dispute with the so-called ‘vulture funds’, (and its inclusion in the final declaration) during the G-20 meeting in Moscow, Russia.

• Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 02:46 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez anticipates she will address ‘vulture funds’ issue at G20 summit

  

  After arriving in Russia for the two-day G20 summit, Argentine President Cristina Fernández stressed she will be addressing the “vulture funds issue” during the summit despite the US rejected to mention it in the final statement.