News of summit

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.

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. 

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.

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, 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.

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.

President Fernández keeps US in suspense over presence at key regional summit

31-05-2022 11:49 Alberto Fernández has not yet told the United States government whether he will attend next week’s Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, with Argentina’s president in no rush to take a decision.

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.

Fernández to attend Summit of the Americas despite LatAm drop-out threats

12-05-2022 17:32 President confirms attendance in Los Angeles next month, but backs Mexican leader Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s demand that Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela be invited.

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 to use Summit of the Americas to press nations on democracy

21-01-2022 19:37 Los Angeles to host event in June; Washington considers linking attendance to democratic standards.

Argentina assumes CELAC pro-tempore presidency for next year

07-01-2022 17:41 Government hails “unanimous confidence” in Argentine leadership, but opposition voices concerns over foreign policy direction.

COP26 climate deal clinched as nations rally to compromise

13-11-2021 17:13 Nearly 200 nations came together Saturday on a global deal to combat climate change after two weeks of painful negotiation, but fell short of what science says is needed to contain dangerous temperature rises.

Damaged Amazon rainforest teetering on the brink

11-11-2021 13:40 The Amazon, the world's biggest rainforest is now emitting more carbon than it absorbs. Its destruction has accelerated, especially in Brazil, where far-right President Jair Bolsonaro pushes to open protected lands and indigenous reservations to agribusiness and mining.

Argentina offers its creditors climate action instead of money

05-11-2021 01:48 Argentina is pushing for a new way to service debt: instead of paying creditors with cash, it wants them to recognise the country’s efforts to tackle climate change.

G20 disappoints on key climate target as eyes turn to Glasgow

31-10-2021 22:57 G20 major economies commit key goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, but negotiators had to water down initial proposals to get everyone to sign off on final communiqué.

Alberto Fernández arrives in Rome searching for key to unlock IMF deal

29-10-2021 21:55 President gets off plane at Fiumicino airport convinced that the G20 Leaders Summit may help unblock talks with the International Monetary Fund.

by Rosario Ayerdi

COP26 ambassador: Climate action ‘can raise the profile of Latin America’

29-10-2021 21:49 Fiona Clouder, COP26 Regional Ambassador for Latin America and the Caribbean, discusses the upcoming climate summit and its implications for the region.

by Fermín Koop, Diálogo Chino

Queen Elizabeth II won’t attend COP26 climate summit in Glasgow

26-10-2021 16:34 Ninety-five-year-old monarch will not attend a reception next week at the United Nations climate change summit hosted by the United Kingdom, and will send a video message instead. 

Greenhouse gas levels reach record high amid COP26 worries

25-10-2021 15:00 Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached record levels last year, the United Nations said on Monday in a stark warning ahead of the COP26 summit.