Tag: Europa refugee

• Thursday, February 25th 2016 - 06:57 UTC

  Hollande/Macri 'personal link' “will make things get moving and get done”

  

  The visit of French president Francois Hollande was described as “most positive” and this was reflected in the over twenty bilateral agreements signed in all fields, plus a very significant 'personal link' with his Argentine peer Mauricio Macri, said Susana Malcorra, foreign minister on Wednesday at the Casa Rosada.

• Thursday, February 25th 2016 - 06:36 UTC

  Hollande suggests Argentina could help Europe's refugee crisis by taking Syrian families

  

  French President Francois Hollande suggested Wednesday that Argentina could take in some of the hundreds of thousands of Syrians fleeing civil war. The idea appeared to be an off-the-cuff comment during a news conference by Hollande and Argentine President Mauricio Macri after they met privately and signed agreements on issues ranging from fighting terrorism to increasing cultural exchanges.