Tag: Javier Milei

Tuesday, January 20th 2026 - 01:51 UTC
Argentina–Iran: diplomatic tensions after Quds Force is added to Argentina’s terrorism registry

Iran warned it would deliver an “appropriate response” after the Argentine government designated the Quds Force—an external-operations unit within Iran’s Revolutionary Guards—as a “terrorist organization” and added it, along with 13 linked individuals, to Argentina’s Public Registry of Persons and Entities Connected to Terrorism and its Financing (RePET).
Sunday, January 18th 2026 - 23:20 UTC
With Milei present and Lula absent, Mercosur and EU sign landmark deal in Asunción

The European Union and South America’s Mercosur bloc signed their long-negotiated association and free trade agreement on Saturday in Paraguay, with Argentina’s President Javier Milei attending the ceremony and Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva absent, represented instead by his foreign minister.
Monday, January 12th 2026 - 10:22 UTC
Argentina's Embassy in Caracas to be placed under Italian protection

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pulled his country's diplomats from the building that was once Argentina's Embassy in Caracas, but which had been placed under Brasilia's care when Javier Milei severed all ties with the Nicolás Maduro totalitarian regime.
Thursday, January 8th 2026 - 10:30 UTC
Argentina and UK confirm cooperation in combating international crime and border threats

Argentina and UK have coincided in strengthening cooperation in combating international crime, border threats caused by massive immigration and other related illegal activities. This was the result of a recent meeting between Argentine National Security minister Alejandra Monteoliva and British ambassador in Buenos Aires David Cairns.
Monday, January 5th 2026 - 10:03 UTC
Argentina's FM champions no joint Celac document condemning Maduro's arrest

Argentina's President Javier Milei and Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno reportedly played a key role Sunday in barring a joint statement from all members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) objecting to Washington's operation in Caracas to abduct Nicolás Maduro.
Saturday, January 3rd 2026 - 08:52 UTC
Buenos Aires updates advisory against traveling to Venezuela

Argentina's Foreign Ministry on Friday updated a travel advisory warning against visiting Venezuela, given the growing number of “arbitrary detentions” under the Chavista regime of Nicolás Maduro.
Saturday, January 3rd 2026 - 08:24 UTC
Europeans are all Peronists now, where are the leaders willing to make hard choices?

By Cristina Martinez (*) - European voters increasingly resemble their Argentinian counterparts, who, until recently, believed the unsustainable promises offered by Peronist politicians. To avoid the economic shock therapy that has befallen Argentina, Europe’s leaders must be willing to make hard choices, and electorates must be willing to reward them for it.
Friday, January 2nd 2026 - 10:59 UTC
Milei grants controversial powers to intelligence agents

Argentine President Javier Milei has issued a sweeping Emergency Decree to restructure Argentina's intelligence service, sparking concerns among opposition sectors, particularly regarding the new powers granted to field operatives.
Wednesday, December 31st 2025 - 10:34 UTC
Kiwi Deputy PM welcomed at Casa Rosada for talks with Milei

Argentine President Javier Milei hosted New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister, David Seymour, at the Casa Rosada on Tuesday. The meeting focused on expanding bilateral trade and underscored the ideological alignment between the two administrations regarding state deregulation and fiscal austerity.
Tuesday, December 30th 2025 - 20:32 UTC
Milei tells Telegraph Malvinas' claim non-negotiable

Argentine President Javier Milei sparked a fresh diplomatic controversy this week after telling London's The Telegraph that his country's sovereignty claim over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands was non-negotiable.