Tag: Puerto Iguazú

• Monday, July 21st 2025 - 10:45 UTC

  Argentina raises alert level over possible presence of Iranian agents

  

  Argentine authorities have upped the security measures around the so-called Triple Frontier encompassing Puerto Iguazú (Argentina), Foz do Iguaçú (Brazil), and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay) out of concerns over the possible entry of Iranian agents, in addition to the suspected presence of Hezbollah “sleeper cells” in the country.

• Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  Argentina insists on local currency agreements within Mercosur

  

  Argentine Economy Minister Sergio Massa said Monday in Puerto Iguazú during a conference with his Mercosur peers on the opening day of the bloc's 62nd Summit in the province of Misiones, that “in order to strengthen intra-Mercosur trade, it is essential to consolidate local currency agreements among our countries.”

• Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 10:42 UTC

  Argentina's FM insists “asymmetries” make EU deal untenable

  

  Argentina's Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Monday stressed that the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) is hindered by what he called the “asymmetries” between the two blocs.

• Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 09:01 UTC

  No progress achieved during Argentina's presidency of Mercosur, Bustillo says

  

  Uruguayan Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo Monday told his Mercosur colleagues in Puerto Iguazú that “from the first day we warned that Mercosur had been won over by immobility” and insisted no progress regarding deals with other countries or blocs had been achieved during Argentina's pro tempore presidency of the alliance ending Tuesday.

• Monday, July 3rd 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  Mercosur summit ready to kick off at Puerto Iguazu

  

  Presidents of all four Mercosur members (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and Paraguay) will convene Monday in Puerto Iguazu in the Argentine northeastern province of Misiones for the 62nd bloc summit, also attended by dignitaries of the bloc's associate members.

• Thursday, June 29th 2023 - 10:45 UTC

  Argentina says Coast Guard unit to Yacyretá area following incident with Paraguayan Navy

  

  Argentina's Coast Guard (PNA) will up its patrolling in the Yacyretá dam area following an incident with the Paraguayan Navy which allegedly crossed into its waters, according to a complaint filed by local authorities of the province of Corrientes, it was reported.

• Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 12:45 UTC

  Mercosur Summit scheduled for Puerto Iguazú

  

  The Argentine city of Puerto Iguazú in the province of Misiones will host the LXII Mercosur Summit on July 3 and 4, during which Alberto Fernández will pass on the pro tempore presidency of the bloc to his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, it was announced Friday in Buenos Aires.

• Friday, July 15th 2022 - 09:21 UTC

  Puerto Iguazú becomes busiest gateway into Argentina

  

  The Argentine city of Puerto Iguazú on the three-way border with Brazil and Paraguay has superseded Buenos Aires' international Ezeiza airport as the main gateway into the country, it was reported.

• Monday, May 28th 2012 - 01:01 UTC

  Argentina and Brazil celebrate naming of Iguazú Falls as one of New7Wonders

  

  A huge orchestra comprising 700 children from seven Latin American countries, plus China and South Korea, played music from the soundtrack of “The Mission” as the Iguazú Falls shared by Argentina and Brazil were officially inaugurated one of the New7Wonders of Nature.

• Wednesday, May 12th 2010 - 00:03 UTC

  Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay Angry with Oscar-Winning Director Bigelow Film Project

  

  Argentine Secretary of Tourism said Enrique Meyer said that Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay are angry with Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow's latest project, a film focusing on a border region, shared by the three countries and thought to be a centre for smuggling and terror financing.