BILATERAL RELATIONS Milei walks fine line as he slams 'judicial persecution' of Bolsonaro 08-07-2024 11:47 President Javier Milei oversteps normal diplomatic conventions by denouncing "judicial persecution" of Jair Bolsonaro, his ideological ally in Brazil.
PRESIDENT IN BRAZIL Milei backs Bolsonaro without attacking Lula in Brazil visit 08-07-2024 11:17 Javier Milei headlines conservative rally in southern Brazil alongside right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro, the biggest gamble yet on his unorthodox foreign policy approach.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Milei takes his far-right roadshow to Lula’s backyard in Brazil 07-07-2024 08:42 In a Latin America dominated by leftists, Argentina's libertarian leader Javier Milei is all alone.
BILATERAL RELATIONS Milei defends Bolivia, Brazil views in ‘dinosaur’ rant 02-07-2024 15:35 President Javier Milei defends suspicion that last week’s coup attempt in Bolivia was staged, continues attacks on Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
FOREIGN RELATIONS Brazil's Lula waiting for apology from Milei for talking 'nonsense' 26-06-2024 13:01 Brazilian leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he will not speak with Javier Milei until Argentina's President apologises to him for the "nonsense" said previously.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW EU-Mercosur deal is ‘win-win,’ says Poland’s ambassador to Argentina 03-05-2024 08:17 Aleksandra Piątkowska, Warsaw’s envoy in Buenos Aires, discusses the stalled free-trade deal between the Mercosur and European Union, bilateral relations with Argentina and the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. by Julia Oleszynska
Interview Moving Embassy to Jerusalem is 'important step,’ says Israeli vice-ambassador 27-04-2024 05:12 Adam Levene, Israel’s second-in-command in Buenos Aires, on his nation’s “very special” connection with Argentina and bilateral relations across Latin America. by Sam Forster
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Milei requests meeting with Lula to discuss 'joint policies' 18-04-2024 12:38 Bending to reality, Argentina’s President finally proposes an encounter with his Brazilian counterpart after trashing him on the campaign trail last year; Foreign Minister Mondino delivers a formal invite to her colleague Mauro Vieira in Brasília.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Mondino warms ties with Brazil, but no Milei-Lula meet on cards 16-04-2024 13:10 "The possibility of a presidential meeting is always present. And we hope that at some point it will happen," Argentina's Foreign Minister Diana Mondino declares after visit to Brasília.
ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ‘Impossible to hide’ differences with Russia, says Armenia's top diplomat 30-03-2024 18:00 Armenia’s Ararat Mirzoyan highlights security challenges and provides further evidence that Yerevan is embarking on geopolitical realignment; Foreign minister denies nation will look to join NATO. by James Grainger
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Blinken says Argentina 'can count' on US support to stabilise economy 23-02-2024 16:29 President Javier Milei and Foreign Minister Diana Mondino received the head of US diplomacy, Antony Blinken, at the Casa Rosada, in a new gesture of rapprochement between Joe Biden's administration and Argentina's new government.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Blinken highlights Argentina opportunities, but warns Milei over rights 23-02-2024 14:10 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Washington wants to help Argentina “feed and fuel” the world, but leaves Buenos Aires with a pointed message to President Javier Milei about importance of human rights. by James Grainger
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Blinken arrives in Argentina for meeting with President Milei 23-02-2024 10:33 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Buenos Aires ahead of a meeting with President Javier Milei.
Presidential handover Milei meets with Bolsonaro in Buenos Aires ahead of inauguration 08-12-2023 14:38 Argentina's Javier Milei receives former Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro in Buenos Aires ahead of president-elect's inauguration on Sunday.
BILATERAL RELATIONS Lula snubs Milei invite to presidential inauguration 05-12-2023 13:39 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will not attend Sunday's inauguration of president-elect Javier Milei, despite libertarian leader's attempts at rapprochement in recent weeks.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Lula seeks to patch up tattered relations with Milei 23-11-2023 13:17 Lula wants to avoid a relapse in the bilateral relationship to the state it was under Jair Bolsonaro and Alberto Fernández.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Lula to give Milei the cold shoulder, betting he’ll need Brazil 20-11-2023 15:24 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has decided to put relations between Brazil and Argentina on hold until he has clarity about Javier Milei's plans.
BILATERAL RELATIONS Uruguay ex-presidents express concern over ‘unpredictable’ Milei 29-08-2023 15:58 Former Uruguay presidents Julio María Sanguinetti and José Mujica express concern over possibility of "unpredictable" Javier Milei winning Argentina's October election; Colombian President Gustavo Petro compares libertarian's rhetoric to that of Adolf Hitler.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Fernández showers praise on ‘friend’ Lula during bilateral meet 27-06-2023 15:08 Brazilian president decorated his Argentine colleague with the Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul during meeting at the Itamaraty Foreign Ministry in Brasília.
DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY Opposition criticism as President Fernández meets with Maduro 30-05-2023 21:15 Argentina’s president calls for sanctions against Venezuela to be set aside, arguing that the search for a “political solution” cannot be subject to “external pressures or conditions.”
ARGENTINA-UNITED STATES RELATIONS US general visits Southern Cone, Patagonia and lithium on agenda 28-04-2023 10:47 Chief of United States Southern Command Laura Jane Richardson meets up with top brass in Argentina and Chile during a regional visit. Participating in military exercises in Punta Arenas, US general focuses on lithium and confronts the Polo Logístico Antártico in Ushuaia whose financing bothers Washington. by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti
Bilateral relations Biden's envoy arrives with messages of support for Argentina 15-04-2023 13:48 IMF support, macroeconomic support and planes – US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman’s visit to Argentina came with clear messages. "There is a programme between Argentina and the IMF and what they are negotiating is something that the United States supports," she told reporters.
Bilateral relations Biden, Fernández call for 'economic integration' in White House meet 29-03-2023 23:26 US President Joe Biden hails an "enormous opportunity" to increase "economic integration" with Argentina as he hosts President Alberto Fernández at White House.
BILATERAL MEET ‘Satisfied’ Fernández flies home with Biden's vow of support 29-03-2023 23:23 A long-awaited meeting between Argentina’s Peronist leader and US President Joe Biden finally took place this week, with both sides emerging subsequently to talk up bilateral relations and opportunities in the coming years.
ALBERTO IN WASHINGTON Inside the bilateral: What did Alberto and Joe say to each other? 29-03-2023 21:54 President Alberto Fernández’s delegation spent more than an hour and a half in the White House; Seeking support in its discussions with the IMF, US President Joe Biden remarked on the heavy economic inheritance both leaders received upon taking office. by Rosario Ayerdi, from Washington
BILATERAL MEETING Fernández asks Biden for IMF support in White House meeting 29-03-2023 17:28 Argentina's president hosted by United States leader at the West Wing in Washington; Alberto Fernández asks for US support with the International Monetary Fund and condemns war in Ukraine. by Rosario Ayerdi, from Washington
BILATERAL MEET Alberto Fernández lands in New York ahead of Biden bilateral 27-03-2023 10:59 President Alberto Fernández lands in New York ahead of bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden; Economy Minister Sergio Massa travelling to Washington on Tuesday to join delegation. by Rosario Ayerdi, from New York
BILATERAL MEET Biden to meet with Alberto Fernández during democracy summit 26-03-2023 13:09 US President Joe Biden will host President Alberto Fernández in Washington next week after a planned meeting was postponed last year, White House confirms.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Jorge Argüello: ‘Our top investor is the US, our leading trade partner is China’ 25-03-2023 07:00 Argentina’s ambassador to the United States talks superpowers and geopolitics, emerging economies, the US ‘grieta’ and bilateral relations with Washington. by Jorge Fontevecchia
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Fernández seeking more than words at bilateral with Xi Jingping 14-11-2022 14:37 During his upcoming bilateral meeting with the Chinese premier, Argentina’s president will seek better conditions in the use of currency swaps and be accompanied by Sergio Massa, who wants the relationship to stop being so unequal. by Rosario Ayerdi
BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS Latin America is slipping out of the US orbit 14-11-2022 06:37 Must the US kiss Latin America goodbye? To woo back the region, the Biden administration needs to offer it a better deal than China’s.
ECONOMY MINISTER ABROAD In Washington, Massa secures loan boost from World Bank, IDB 09-09-2022 09:42 Argentine delegation meets with officials from the Joe Biden administration and secures vital funding from Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank in lead-up to talks with IMF.
POLITICS – OPINION Massa: imagination in power 03-09-2022 13:53 Trips and cuts: Argentina’s new Economy Minister sees his visit to the United States as a milestone of his stewardship. by Roberto García