UNREST IN BOLIVIA Lula visits Bolivia seeking to unify the left after failed coup 09-07-2024 09:24 Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva travels to Bolivia for a trip meant to broker peace between President Luis Arce and former president Evo Morales.
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.
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.
DIPLOMATIC ROW Bolivia recalls ambassador to Argentina after Milei denies failed coup 01-07-2024 15:54 Bolivia recalls ambassador to neighbouring Argentina and summons Buenos Aires' man in La Paz after President Milei issues controversial statement on alleged coup d'état.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Milei disagreements, Bolivia drama marks start of OAS general assembly 26-06-2024 23:22 Organisation of American States began a hectic general assembly in Asunción on Wednesday, marked by the attempted coup in Bolivia and new disagreements with President Javier Milei's Argentina.
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.
Foreign relations & diplomacy Milei picks far-right rally over Spanish PM during Madrid visit 17-05-2024 20:51 For most heads of state, it’d be unthinkable to visit another nation, skip meeting its leader and instead attend an opposition rally. But for Javier Milei, it's not the first time he's made such trips.
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
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
Human rights UN rights chief warns Gaza 'powder keg' could spark wider war 04-03-2024 13:17 Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Volker Türk characterises the Gaza war as a "powder keg" and condemns "great replacement" theories
War in Middle East Mediators seek Gaza truce as United States calls for 'immediate ceasefire' 04-03-2024 13:04 Mediators in Cairo push towards a Gaza truce after the US, Israel's top ally, stepped up pressure for a halt in fighting and more aid to enter the besieged Palestinian territory.
GEOPOLITICS & DIPLOMACY Brazil urges 'new globalisation' at G20 meet overshadowed by Ukraine 29-02-2024 11:20 Brazil called for a "new globalisation" to address poverty and climate change as finance ministers from the world's top economies met Wednesday, but the Ukraine and Gaza wars risked overshadowing the plea.
GEOPOLITICS & DIPLOMACY G20 finance ministers meet on world economy hit by crises, conflicts 28-02-2024 12:55 G20 finance ministers will meet Wednesday in Brazil, seeking ways to shore up a global economy whose nascent recovery is threatened by a raft of conflicts and crises, including the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
Environmental Policy Trump's green-bashing and Europe's right put climate goals at risk 27-02-2024 11:58 Politicians are vowing to roll back green policies and downplaying climate change ahead of key elections on both sides of the Atlantic, casting doubt on whether countries can maintain momentum in the transition away from fossil fuels.
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.
G20 Summit Gaza, Ukraine loom large as G20 foreign ministers meet 21-02-2024 11:37 G20 foreign ministers begin meeting in Brazil on Wednesday, with bleak outlook as focus remains Gaza and Ukraine wars
Blinken in Brazil Blinken heads to Brazil after Lula's Israel denunciation 20-02-2024 13:33 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken goes to Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro for the Group of 20 summit; trip seen as an opportunity to build ties with two key leaders
Global Affairs French Foreign Minister to meet with Milei in Argentina 15-02-2024 16:06 French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné to meet with President Javier Milei in Argentina on February 19 and 20.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Paraguay’s Peña advises president to look for ‘political consensus’ 14-02-2024 17:10 Paraguayan head of state visits Argentina’s leader at the Casa Rosada for talks; Peña advises Milei it will be “difficult” to govern without political support.
ANALYSIS Argentina’s power duo meets at the Vatican after trading insults 11-02-2024 09:55 President Javier Milei and Pope Francis meet after libertarian leader's campaign trail insults.
War in Gaza Netanyahu orders Israeli army to ready plan to 'evacuate' Rafah 09-02-2024 12:36 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered military officials to draw up plans for "evacuating" Rafah, where half of Gaza's 2.4 million people are currently sheltering
Milei in Israel Milei meets with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu 07-02-2024 15:16 Two leaders discuss trade opportunities, Milei’s plan to denounce Hamas as a terrorist organisation and potential move of Argentina's Israeli Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Davos forum Argentina's 'anarcho-capitalist' president descends on Davos 17-01-2024 09:58 President Javier Milei will address the global elite in Davos on Wednesday
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.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Massa, ‘the Washington panel,’ geopolitics – uncertainty in Argentine-US relations 16-11-2023 14:31 Javier Milei offers alignment with the interests of the United States, while Sergio Massa talks multilateralism. Concerns oversensitive issues such as the Hidrovía waterway, 5G technology and the Chinese base.
WAR IN MIDDLE EAST Bolivia cuts ties with Israel, Colombia and Chile recall envoys 01-11-2023 16:01 Bolivia said on Tuesday it was severing diplomatic ties with Israel over its "disproportionate" attacks in Gaza, as Chile and Colombia recall ambassadors over mounting humanitarian crisis.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Biden gathers leaders from across Americas to deepen ties 31-10-2023 12:53 The White House envisions the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity as a platform that sees leaders meet every couple years and ministers work in between, according to senior administration officials. The session on Friday will concentrate on deepening trade and financial relationships.
argentina Alberto Fernández: Javier Milei is seen abroad as 'someone who is not well' 18-10-2023 11:28 In the final stretch of presidential campaign and during the close of his overseas tour of China, the president lashes out one final time at La Libertad Avanza frontrunner.
JAVIER MILEI INTERVIEW 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.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Sabino Vaca Narvaja: ‘We look to a world which no longer exists, a Eurocentric world’ 29-07-2023 06:29 Sabino Vaca Narvaja, Argentina’s ambassador to China, on bilateral relations with Beijing, why trade ties must be deepened and the need to rethink the Foreign Ministry and our approach to the East. by Jorge Fontevecchia
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Fernando Straface: ‘There's genuine US concern about Chinese presence in the region' 17-06-2023 06:39 Fernando Straface, secretary-general and secretary of foreign affairs for the Buenos Aires City government, on international relations, the legacy of the Mauricio Macri government and what a Horario Rodríguez Larreta Presidency would look like. by Jorge Fontevecchia
BILATERAL MEET Biden hosts Uruguay’s president for surprise meeting 14-06-2023 14:13 US President Joe Biden explores "ways to expand the economic relationship" with Uruguay during meeting with Luis Lacalle Pou at White House.
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.”
MADURO IN BRASÍLIA Lula, Maduro hail 'new era' in Brazil-Venezuela ties 30-05-2023 16:11 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticises “narrative” of “anti-democracy and authoritarianism” imposed against Venezuela as he announces full restoration of diplomatic and trade ties.
Foreign relations 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."
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
ST PATRICK'S DAY INTERVIEW When Irish eyes are eyeing 17-03-2023 05:01 Ireland’s new Ambassador to Argentina Gerard McCoy is placing his bet on a trio of areas – business, education and tourism. by Michael Soltys