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President slams 'fascist right wing' in CELAC summit speech

24-01-2023 15:42 President Alberto Fernandez slams region's "recalcitrant and fascist right wing" as he formally opened the seventh CELAC summit in Buenos Aires.

Latin American leaders host CELAC summit with Brazil back in the fold

24-01-2023 09:23 Latin American heads of state and government meet Tuesday in Buenos Aires for a regional summit welcoming back Brazil into the fold.

Venezuelan opposition dissolves Guaido's 'interim government'

31-12-2022 09:08 Venezuelan opposition on Friday dissolved the "interim government" led by Juan Guaidó, once the popular and internationally recognized face of the drive to oust leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.

Qatar sees off World Cup criticism to claim diplomatic victory

22-12-2022 15:59 As a major global supplier of natural gas and an intermediary in conflict zones such as Afghanistan, Qatar already possessed diplomatic clout but it struggled to gain public recognition. But hosting the World Cup has left an impression on the Arab world and beyond.

Mercosur in open conflict ahead of summit showdown

01-12-2022 14:03 President Alberto Fernández joins forces with Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro and Paraguay’s Mario Abdo Benítez to formally complain over Uruguay’s move to sign trade deals without approval from partners; Next week’s Mercosur summit will be "entertaining," jokes Luis Lacalle Pou, with regional trade bloc set for showdown.

Santiago Cafiero on standing in for the president, G20 and a chat with Joe Biden

18-11-2022 12:58 Foreign minister had to step in and replace President Alberto Fernández at the G20 Leaders Summit. In a short interview, he speaks about the tour, his chat with US President Joe Biden and Cecilia Todesca Bocco's candidacy for the Inter-American Development Bank.

by Rosario Ayerdi, from Madrid

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.

President vows to promote dialogue between Russia, Ukraine at G20

13-11-2022 13:12 Alberto Fernandez says he will utilise contacts with other G20 leaders to try to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table.

Colombia leader in rift-healing visit to Venezuela after nine-year pause

02-11-2022 13:13 Meeting in Caracas between Colombia's Gustavo Petro and Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro marks a watershed warming between the once-estranged neighbours.

Lula meets Alberto, vows to restore Argentina tradition trip

31-10-2022 18:53 Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández flies to São Paulo to become first foreign leader to meet with Brazil’s next head of state; Lula confirms will visit Buenos Aires in his first trip abroad as president-elect, restoring tradition previously broken by Jair Bolsonaro.

Indonesia seeks to capitalise on G20 Summit

14-10-2022 15:58 Emerging powerhouse nation of 275 million ready to assert itself on the world stage as global leaders prepare for Bali meeting.

by Sam Forster

Argentina abstains from UN vote on Xinjiang abuses debate

07-10-2022 00:06 UN Human Rights Council votes against holding a debate on alleged widespread abuses in China's Xinjiang region after intense lobbying by Beijing; Argentina abstains from ballot.

Brazil more isolated after four years of Bolsonaro

21-09-2022 09:09 Political analysts say the international influence of Latin American giant Brazil has shrunk under President Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right incumbent fighting an uphill battle to win re-election next month.

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.

Taiwanese find their feet in Argentina

13-08-2022 12:21 Growing up in Taiwan and living abroad in recent years, I have discovered that the challenges posed only make Taiwanese people stronger. They are finding their way around diplomatically, economically, and culturally – even in Argentina.

by Erica Wu

Argentina's Ambassador to China condemns Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan as a ‘provocation’

12-08-2022 10:59 Argentina’s Ambassador to China Sabino Vaca Narvaja says that the trip by Democratic Party leader and Speaker of the United States Congress was "a problem for the whole international community.”

Biden faces uphill climb to restore US clout in Latin America

13-06-2022 14:20 US president has made a forceful pitch to reassert Washington's influence in Latin America, but the modesty of his promises will test his efforts at a time when China is making rapid inroads. 

Fernández and Bolsonaro meet for only second time at Americas Summit

10-06-2022 12:42 For Argentina's government, what was only the second face-to-face meeting between the leaders was just an informal exchange, but it is also the beginning of the thawing of a relationship that has had many flashpoints.

by Rosario Ayerdi

Laying out pledges, Biden urges Americas to prove democracy works

09-06-2022 13:46 Welcoming leaders to Los Angeles for the Summit of the Americas on Wednesday, US president acknowledges differences but makes an impassioned plea for democracy.

US opposes dictators? Yes! Except when it supports them

07-06-2022 14:44 Dictators are bad, except, well, when they're kind of OK: welcome to the moral gymnastics that Joe Biden is only the latest US president to embrace in a complicated world.