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Alberto packs his bags for Germany and the G7

21-06-2022 16:08 Argentina’s president jets off Saturday for the G7 in Bavaria; Beforehand he will virtually attend 14th BRICS summit; Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero heads to New York to restate Malvinas sovereignty claim before the UN.

Pope Francis says Russia's 'ferocious' invasion perhaps provoked

14-06-2022 15:57 Pope Francis praises the "brave" Ukrainians defending themselves from Russia's "ferocious" onslaught, but says the war was "perhaps in some way provoked" by NATO.

Biden faces discord at Americas summit

09-06-2022 23:04 US President Joe Biden faced open criticism Thursday at the Summit of the Americas, along with complaints about foreign pressure by Brazil's far-right leader.

Before Biden, Fernández slams move to 'exclude' nations from key summit

09-06-2022 20:45 Argentina's president condemns exclusion of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela as he addresses key regional summit in Los Angeles.

Mexican president tells Biden he will skip Summit of the Americas

06-06-2022 13:45 Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirms he will not attend Summit of the Americas in the United States, due to Washington's failure to invite countries it views as undemocratic.

US, Latin America are developing migration pact to address surge

06-06-2022 13:23 The United States, Latin America and Caribbean nations are working on a pact to reduce and manage undocumented migration that they will announce at a summit this week as the Joe Biden administration faces a surge in arrivals.

Fernández slams US blockade of Cuba and Venezuela

26-05-2022 23:55 President declares that he will no longer “be silent” and calls on Latin American nations to unify their voices at the upcoming Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles next month.

Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua to attend allied, regional summit

24-05-2022 16:00 The leaders of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua will gather in Havana Friday with allied counterparts, the Cuban Foreign ministry said.

Fernandez relays Latin America's ‘concern’ over Ukraine war to Macron

13-05-2022 10:45 President Alberto Fernández ends his brief tour of Europe with a warm meeting with France’s newly re-elected leader Emmanuel Macron. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and global fall-out tops the agenda.

Alberto jabs at Cristina as he talks up opportunities in Europe

12-05-2022 16:00 President shows off his independent streak during tour of Spain, Germany and France as he criticises vice-president’s “partial view” of challenges facing Argentina.

by James Grainger

President puts domestic tensions on pause with European tour

09-05-2022 15:39 Argentina’s president flies to the Spanish city of Madrid on Monday ahead of meeting with Spanish leader Pedro Sánchez. Tour also includes a two-day stopover in Germany and possible meeting with Emmanuel Macron in Paris.

US working ‘very closely’ with Argentina to seek justice for AMIA attack

05-05-2022 23:24 Senior government official in Washington says United States is working with Argentina on quest for justice over 1994 AMIA terror attack.

US official Blinken seeks 'strong' Latin American pact on migration

22-04-2022 00:06 United States seeking a strong declaration to coordinate on rising migration when Latin American leaders meet in Los Angeles.

Proposal to ‘re-establish ties’ with Maduro draws fire from critics

19-04-2022 20:38 Opposition hardliners, human rights groups and US lawmaker Marco Rubio strongly criticises President Alberto Fernández after he announces that he wants Argentina to re-establish diplomatic relations with Venezuela.

Brazil opposed to ejecting Russia from G20, says foreign minister

25-03-2022 14:43 Brazil is "clearly opposed" to barring Russia from the G20, its foreign minister has said.

Former US top diplomat Madeleine Albright dead at 84

23-03-2022 15:56 Madeleine Albright, the first female US secretary of state and one of the most influential stateswomen of her generation, has died of cancer at age 84.

Government joins UN condemnation of ‘Russian aggression’ in Ukraine

04-03-2022 12:44 President Alberto Fernández's government takes a stronger line against Russian invasion of Ukraine; Latin American dividing lines clear as Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua back Putin.

Hundreds of Latin Americans evacuated from Ukraine

04-03-2022 00:54 Several hundred citizens leave war-ravaged nation in emergency operations, as governments across the region pool resources to assist evacuation of nationals.

President Fernández calls on Putin to end military action in Ukraine

25-02-2022 01:10 President Alberto Fernández calls on Russia to "put an end to the actions undertaken” in Ukraine “and for all parties involved to return to dialogue."

Argentina calls for a ‘political solution’ to Ukraine crisis

23-02-2022 10:51 Argentina’s government calls for the continuation of diplomatic talks in order to find a "political solution" to the crisis between Russia and Ukraine.