News of summit

‘Democracy has won!’ – Opposition celebrates as Maduro’s skips summit

27-01-2023 13:28 Venezuelan leader pulls out of CELAC summit in Buenos Aires, blaming “the US Embassy with the rats of Macrismo, Patricia Bullrich and the judicial party” for his absence; PRO party figures link absence to drug-trafficking probe.

Lacalle Pou voices discontent at CELAC summit

24-01-2023 21:35 Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou delivers forceful remarks at “ideological” CELAC summit, declaring that “there are countries here that do not respect democracy or human rights.”

Maduro pulls out of Argentina-CELAC trip, citing 'aggression'

24-01-2023 00:11 Venezuelan leader cancels planned trip to Buenos Aires for CELAC summit, blaming "plan drawn up within the neo-fascist right wing" that he alleges would have carried out "aggressive actions" against his delegation.

Brazil rejoins CELAC as Lula confirms presence at summit

13-01-2023 13:13 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who has confirmed Brazil will rejoin the CELAC bloc, has confirmed that he will travel to Buenos Aires later this month.

President’s health scare overshadows progress at G20 summit

17-11-2022 19:49 President Alberto Fernández suffered a health scare in Indonesia and was forced to skip a series of sessions and meetings. Yet despite the challenges, Argentina emerged with a satisfactory outcome from the Bali get-together.

by Rosario Ayerdi

From hospital to bilateral with Xi – Alberto’s up-and-down day at the G20

16-11-2022 15:40 President Fernández had an eventful first day on Tuesday at the G20 Leaders Summit in Bali.

A fireworks summit

05-11-2022 06:14 There is a strong case for presenting that Summit of the Americas in Mar del Plata exactly 17 years ago today and the surrounding anniversaries as the true birth of Kirchnerism.

by Michael Soltys

World mayors convene in Buenos Aires for C40 climate summit

19-10-2022 19:52 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta plays host as hundreds of city leaders from across the world meet for the C40 Summit to discuss international cooperation on climate change.

Queen's doctors 'concerned' for her health, says Buckingham Palace

08-09-2022 09:20 Members of Royal family travel to Balmoral after doctors say they are "concerned" about her health and recommend that she stay under medical supervision.

As Ukraine fallout worsens, G7 seeks to woo fence-sitters

28-06-2022 15:48 Five emerging powers, including Argentina, have become the object of the G7 industrialised powers' charm offensive, as the club of rich nations seeks broader support in their backing for Kyiv. Argentina has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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.

Biden faces cloud on summit to reset Latin America ties

04-06-2022 08:35 US president is hoping to show a new era of US engagement with Latin America at a long-heralded summit next week, but the meeting has been clouded by boycott threats and charges of an unambitious agenda.

Where angels fear to tread

03-06-2022 11:19 President Alberto Fernández seems to be doing his best to inject some Hollywood drama into what should be regional routine.

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.

US 'evaluating' inclusion of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua voices in summit

23-05-2022 19:49 The United States said Monday it was looking for ways to represent the people of these three nations in a summit next month following threats to boycott over their governments' exclusion.

Mexican president threatens to boycott Biden's Americas summit

10-05-2022 17:26 Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday that he would skip the June Summit of the Americas if Biden's administration excludes Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela from the talks.

US seeks to bolster Latin American economies to curb migration

10-05-2022 09:56 Biden administration working on a proposal to bolster economies in Latin America and strengthen ties ahead of upcoming Summit of the Americas.