Foreign relations & diplomacy Argentina shifts historic position on Palestine as UN member state 10-05-2024 17:12 President Javier Milei's government votes against recognition of Palestinian state at United Nations, breaking with its normal diplomatic position.
STATE OF THE NATION – ANALYSIS Milei seeks pact with political leaders in bid to save reforms 02-03-2024 00:26 In his first annual address to lawmakers on Friday, Milei invited leaders from all parties to sign a 10-principle agreement that includes a “non-negotiable fiscal balance” and public spending cuts, as well as labour reform and free trade.
POLITICS Sign up to my reforms or face ‘conflict,’ Milei tells lawmakers 01-03-2024 22:34 President Javier Milei delivers aggressive yet gloomy state-of-the-nation speech, calls on his allies and enemies to sign up to his 10-point ‘Pacto de Mayo’ – or face the consequences.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Argentina debuts diplomatic shift under Milei at United Nations 19-12-2023 10:17 Diplomatic shift begins as Milei government takes stronger stance on authoritarian regime at United Nations; Argentina urges "Nicaraguan authorities to immediately release all persons arbitrarily arrested while re-establishing the rights of those deprived of their nationality," in line with European Union countries and the United Kingdom and other nations. by Juan Gasparini, from Geneva
UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY President Fernández uses final UNGA address to reiterate IMF, Malvinas demands 19-09-2023 20:44 President Alberto Fernández demands United States end "inadmissible" economic blockade of Cuba and sanctions applied to Venezuela in final address to United Nations General Assembly as head of state.
Lula's surgery Lula to get hip surgery, admits pain makes him cranky 27-07-2023 12:31 Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 77, will undergo hip surgery to alleviate pain, potentially affecting his upcoming international engagements.
AND THAT REMINDS ME… State of the nation 04-03-2023 05:59 The state-of-the nation speech to open Congress tradition long predates that experience, going all the way back to 1864 and then-president Bartolomé Mitre. by Michael Soltys
POLITICS Rodríguez Larreta pitches presidential bid in speech to City legislature 02-03-2023 17:17 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta inaugurated the opening of ordinary sessions of the City Legislature on Wednesday by plugging his administration as an example of how "we can advance in the same direction nationwide" – an implicit nod to his presidential ambitions.
And that reminds me... Another UN (General Assembly) bites the dust 24-09-2022 07:26 President Alberto Fernández's maiden live performance at the UN General Assembly caused more of a splash here than in New York and on the basis of a domestic rather than international issue. by Michael Soltys
UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY President warns UN leaders of threat from political violence 20-09-2022 22:21 Alberto Fernández addresses attempted assassination of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner on world stage for first time, as he calls for greater global solidarity on efforts to tackle political violence and food insecurity.