27/06/2011 | Argentina

Gov't strongly condemns British Foreign Minister's remarks on Malvinas

Escalation between the Argentine and British governments in the Malvinas Islands sovereignty issue continues as the Foreign Ministry issued a statement condemning British Defence Minister Liam Fox’s earlier remarks, in which he threatened to make use of military power in order to make sure that the islands “are kept free.”

15/07/2011 | Argentina

Foreign tourism climbs 7.7% in May

The amount of tourists that arrived in Argentina during May increased 7.7 percent compared to the same month in 2010 and totalled 206,413 people, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

15/08/2011 | Argentina

Foreign tourism drops 18.9% in June

The amount of tourists that arrived in Argentina during June dropped 18.9 percent compared to the same month of 2010 and totalled 161,923 people, due to the ashes of the Puyehue volcano that hindered country’s air traffic, according to a government report.

10/12/2011 | Argentina

Regional heads of state, foreign dignataries attend ceremony

Several regional heads of state and foreign dignataries are attending the inauguration of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in Congress. Presidents Dilma Roussef (Brazil), Sebastián Piñera (Chile), Fernando Lugo (Paraguay), Álvaro Colom (Guatemala) and Porfirio Lobo (Honduras) will all be present as the President is sworn-in.

16/01/2012 | Argentina

Foreign Ministry condemns Malvinas govt's cruise ban

The National Government condemned a recent decision made by the Malvinas Islands authorities, after they rejected the docking of a cruise with 3,600 passengers on board because more than twenty of them were ill, among them several Argentine tourists.

15/03/2011 | Argentina

Foreign tourism increases 14% in January

The amount of tourists that arrived in Argentina during January increased 14 percent compared to the same month of 2010, according to a government report.

23/02/2011 | Argentina

Foreign Ministry says 'still awaiting satisfactory response from US' in plane case

After the US Department of State official Philip Crowley tweeted that his country “wanted his (seized) stuff back,” the Foreign Ministry issued a press statement in which it assured that it still awaits “a satisfactory response” to the formal complaint sent to the US embassy regarding the nature of the impounded material.

03/04/2012 | Argentina

Restrictions placed on withdrawal of dollars abroad

The Central Bank made official today new restrictions on the withdrawal of US dollars abroad. As of today those who wish to withdraw dollars from their Argentine bank account with a debit card, while out of the country, must already have money in that currency in their account.

03/04/2012 | Argentina

Legislature to review bill allowing gay foreign couples to marry in BA

Lawmaker María Rachid introduced a draft bill in the City Legislature on Tuesday which looks to allow foreign gay couples to marry in Buenos Aires without the need of a local address.

07/08/2012 | Argentina

Foreign tourism climbs 17% in June

The amount of tourists that arrived in Argentina during June increased 17 percent compared to the same month of 2011 and totalled 189,375 people, according to a government report.

06/09/2012 | Argentina

Foreign tourism drops 7.5% in July

The amount of tourists that arrived in Argentina during July dropped 7.5 percent compared to the same month in 2011, and totalled 215,511 people, while the Argentine citizens that travelled abroad climbed 20.2 percent, according to a government report.

05/10/2012 | Argentina

Foreign tourism drops 5.2% in August

The amount of tourists that arrived in Argentina during August increased 5.2 percent compared to the same month of 2011 and totalled 200,904 people, according to a government report.

06/11/2012 | Argentina

Argentine citizens' expenses abroad drop 14%

The amount of Argentine citizens that travelled abroad rose 8.5 percent in September, but due to the dollar clamp, their expenses in foreign countries dropped 14 percent, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

29/01/2013 | Argentina

Gov't: Israel’s decision to summon ambassador ‘improper’

The National Government rejected Israel’s decision to summon the Argentine ambassador in Tel Aviv to discuss recent agreement between Argentina and Iran, saying it considered it an “improper” move that goes “against the traditional, friendly relationship” between both nations.

04/02/2013 | Argentina

Foreign tourism drops 4.1% in 2012

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced during a rally held at the Government House that the foreign tourism dropped 4.1 percent in 2012, as the amount of Argentines travelling abroad climbed 12.8 percent.

07/05/2012 | Argentina

Foreign tourism drops 1.3% in March

The amount of tourists that arrived in Argentina during March dropped 1.3 percent compared to the same month in 2011, and totalled 234,330 people, while the Argentine citizens that travelled abroad climbed 13.2 percent, according to a government report.

05/06/2012 | Argentina

Foreign tourism drops 5.6% in April

The amount of tourists that arrived in Argentina during April dropped 5.6 percent compared to the same month of 2011 and totalled 221,652 people, according to a government report.

05/07/2012 | Argentina

Foreign tourism drops 4.7% in May

The amount of tourists that arrived in Argentina during May dropped 4.7 percent compared to the same month in 2011 and totalled 196,681 people, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

05/03/2013 | Argentina

Foreign tourism plummets 12.4% in January

Argentina received 246,539 foreign tourists in January, 12.4 percent less than the ones who entered the country during the same month in 2012, the Indec national statistics bureau reported.

08/03/2013 | Argentina

'UK wants to distort the controversy with the referendum'

The Foreign Ministry rejected the referendum that is going to take part at the Malvinas Islands on Sunday and Monday, and affirmed that "the UK is trying to distort the controversy with Argentina instead of solving it."

24/02/2013 | World

Kerry makes first foreign trip as top US diplomat

John Kerry views his first trip as US secretary of state as a listening tour, but the leaders he meets will want to hear whether he has any new ideas on Syria, Iran and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

01/03/2013 | World

Iran sees chance to improve ties with US, foreign minister says

Iran's foreign minister said he sees a chance to improve ties with the United States, despite a longrunning standoff with major powers over his country's disputed nuclear programme.

18/04/2012 | World

US: YPF plans have 'negative development against foreign investors'

The US government finally broke silence regarding the YPF controversy and expressed “concern’ over the expropriation plans. A State Department spokesman said the plans “could have an adverse effect on the Argentine economy.”

25/03/2011 | World

Gates becomes first US Defense Secretary to visit West Bank

Robert Gates became the first US Defense Secretary to visit the West Bank, meeting Palestinian leaders keenly aware of every little nod to their hopes of achieving statehood.

26/03/2011 | World

Six dead in port city as Syrian crisis grows

Syrian security forces have killed six people in two days of anti-government protests in the key port city of Latakia, reformist activists living abroad told reporters.

30/03/2011 | World

Libyan foreign minister defects, arrives in Britain

Libyan foreign minister Moussa Koussa arrived in Britain to seek refuge after quitting the government in protest against leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces attacks on civilians, a friend said.

28/01/2012 | World

Britain says Afghan withdrawal must be carefully phased

Foreign troops must carefully phase their withdrawal from Afghanistan ahead of an end-2014 deadline, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Saturday, after France suggested giving Afghan forces full responsibility for security in 2013.

08/02/2012 | World

UK replies: 'There'll be no negotiations with Argentina on Malvinas sovereignty'

01/03/2012 | World

UK Foreign Office: 'flights are a matter for the islanders to consider'

After President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced her intentions to reinstate regular flights between Buenos Aires and the Malvinas Islands, the British Foreign Office said any discussion of the flights was a matter for the islands' government to consider.

12/03/2012 | Latin America

‘Economic blockade to the Falklands (Malvinas) not right,’ says UK’s Browne in Chile

During his two-day official visit to Chile, United Kingdom’s Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne criticized what he called an “economic blockade” to the Malvinas Islands by saying it “wasn’t right.”

09/03/2011 | Latin America

UNASUR to 'allow further regional integration,' Ecuadorean Foreign Minister

Once the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) becomes operational next Friday in Quito “it will be useful to integrate not only the politics of the region, but also infrastructure, health care, social inclusion and energy,” Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño said.

23/07/2012 | Latin America

'Investors pick Brazil as Argentina lacks legal, economic security,' Sao Paulo's gov't

The President of Investe São Paulo -the gateway for companies that intend to settle their operations in the Brazilian state- referred to the ongoing foreign investment boom in the neighbouring country is due in part to the “lack of both legal and economic security that Argentina and its government have.”