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China and Venezuela to strengthen ties after Xi-Maduro meeting

14-09-2023 13:46 Xi Jinping announced Wednesday an "upgrading of China-Venezuela relations" to the highest level after a meeting with his counterpart Nicolás Maduro.

Fernández: ‘I can talk to Xi, Putin and Biden equally, nobody can question me’

12-09-2023 13:16 Argentina’s president defines multilateralism as a nation’s right to diplomatically engage with whomever it pleases in speech at UN peace operations conference staged at Defence Ministry headquarters.

BRICS membership in doubt as opposition rejects move

24-08-2023 18:13 Presidential candidates Javier Milei and Patricia Bullrich indicate they would withdraw the approved application for BRICS membership, casting serious doubt over likelihood of nation joining group of emerging economies.

BRICS: meet the six new members

24-08-2023 17:03 The BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – have agreed to make Argentina, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates full members from January 1, 2024.

Quiet girl in a noisy week

18-08-2023 13:49 Award-winning film 'The Quiet Girl,' directed by Colm Bairéad, hits screens in Buenos Aires.

by Michael Soltys

Milei says he’d reject ‘assassin’ China, take Argentina out of Mercosur

16-08-2023 22:04 Presidential frontrunner doesn’t want to engage with leftists; Diana Mondino to run foreign ministry if president, Milei says.

Casa Rosada pushes back after UBA speech by Ukraine's Zelenskyy

06-07-2023 19:22 Ukrainian leader delivers address via videoconference to students at the University of Buenos Aires, during which he called on Argentina to support Kyiv’s peace proposal and develop “closer relations” between nations.

US Embassy marks Independence Day with huge celebration

04-07-2023 10:44 United States Ambassador to Argentina Marc Stanley hosts more than 1,500 guests at residence in Palermo for July 4 festivities. First Lady Fabiola Yáñez among those in attendance.

China slams Biden for equating Xi to 'dictators'

21-06-2023 11:03 US President Joe Biden equates Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with "dictators," sparking angry reaction from Beijing.

Brazil's Lula to talk trade with Macron on France, Italy trip

19-06-2023 14:53 Veteran leftist leader Lula says he will discuss the EU's proposed "hardening" of terms in Mercosur trade deal during trip to France, Italy and the Vatican.

EU seeks to boost 'neglected' ties with Latin America

07-06-2023 12:42 European Union launches new strategy to "recalibrate and renew" relations with Latin American and Caribbean countries, just over a month before first EU-CELAC summit for eight years.

India supports Argentina’s bid to join BRICS, says ambassador

03-06-2023 06:15 India’s envoy in Argentina, Dinesh Bhatia, discusses trade deficits, defence opportunities, lithium and gas collaboration and the importance of cultural ties.

by Api Dhadda

Latin America's leaders and UNASUR: unity in the midst of divergence

31-05-2023 10:31 Everybody was onboard with unity at the meeting of South American leaders in Brasília, but the presence of Nicolás Maduro caused divergence.

by Eleonora Gosman

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.”

Brazil's Lula meets with Venezuela's Maduro

29-05-2023 14:08 Brazilian President Lula meets Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, renewing a relationship severed under Jair Bolsonaro.

Lula gathers South American peers with integration on agenda

28-05-2023 14:43 South American leaders meet in Brasília on Tuesday for an informal summit at which Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's government hopes to revive regional integration.

China's Xi offers Russia 'firm support' in 'core interests'

24-05-2023 09:18 Chinese President Xi Jinping offers Beijing's support on Moscow's "core interests" at a meeting with Russian prime minister.

Zelenskyy’s plans to meet Brazil’s Lula at G7 fall through

22-05-2023 10:54 Ukrainian and Brazilian leaders fail to hold one-on-one talks while attending a summit in Japan.

Lula says he’s started talks with BRICS bank to help Argentina

03-05-2023 08:16 Lula offers strong support for Alberto Fernández after four-hour meeting in Brasília, confirming talks on financing for Brazilian exports and declaring that International Monetary Fund needs to "remove its knife from Argentina's neck."

Fernández to seek fresh financing routes on trip to Brazil

30-04-2023 08:33 Alberto Fernandez will travel to Brasília on Tuesday seeking to capitalise on last week's talks with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.