Tag: Gabriel Boric

Monday, April 4th 2022 - 09:58 UTC
Chilean President lands in Buenos Aires

Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font landed Sunday afternoon at BuenosAires' Ezeiza international airport for a two-day official visit which marks his first trip abroad as head of state.
Friday, April 1st 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Argentine FM meets with Chilean ambassador ahead of Boric's trip

Argentina's Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero met Thursday with Chile's new Ambassador to Buenos Aires, ahead of President Gabriel Boric's visit next Sunday in his first trip abroad since taking office.
Thursday, March 24th 2022 - 09:22 UTC
Chile's to become “plurinational” state under new Constitution?

Chile's Constitutional Convention has agreed to redefine the country as a “Plurinational State” which will also recognize the self-government of native peoples, it was announced Wednesday in Santiago.
Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 20:17 UTC
Restoring diplomatic ties with Chile hinges on maritime issue, Bolivian gov't says

Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora Wednesday urged the new Chilean Government to discuss the maritime dispute between the two countries, on which the future of ties necessarily hinges.
Tuesday, March 22nd 2022 - 22:02 UTC
Chilean gov't to push for pardons regarding Oct. 2019 protests

After its first week in office with acceptable ratings of approval, the Chilean government of President Gabriel Boric Font is eager to speed the passing of an amnesty bill to favor those who were arrested during the Oct. 2019 protests, it was reported in Santiago.
Saturday, March 19th 2022 - 10:10 UTC
Chile: Boric signs environmental agreement Piñera had discarded

Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font Friday signed the so-called Escazú environmental agreement, which his predecessor Sebastián Piñera discarded at the last minute after having sponsored it. “We have changed course,” Boric said.
Wednesday, March 16th 2022 - 21:18 UTC
Interior Minister's motorcade greeted with gunshots by Mapuche group in Chile

Chile's new Interior Minister Izkia Siches escaped unharmed after her motorcade in La Araucanía was halted and gunshots were fired into the air in Temucuicui, some 670 kilometers south of Santiago.
Monday, March 14th 2022 - 20:19 UTC
Boric would like Chile to resume full ties with Bolivia

Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font Monday urged his Bolivian counterpart Luis Arce Catacora to resume diplomatic ties, which were severed in the 1970s.
Saturday, March 12th 2022 - 10:43 UTC
Boric sworn in as Chile's youngest-ever President: “Violation of Human Rights will never happen again”

Quoting Salvador Allende and with a message for Latin American leaders to work together, Gabriel Boric Font addressed the people in his first speech as head of state from the iconic balcony of the Palacio de la Moneda in Santiago, Chile. At age 36, Boric was sworn in Friday as Chile's youngest ever President during e ceremony many regarded as the beginning of a new era.
Saturday, March 12th 2022 - 06:36 UTC
Chilean president Boric makes strong call for unity and anticipates his four years “won't be easy”

Chilean president Gabriel Boric on Friday evening stepped out to the balcony of Government House (La Moneda) to address the thousands of people cheering him in the ample plaza. It was his first speech as president to the people, and he made a strong call to unity, acknowledging that his job in the coming four years “would not be easy”.