26/03/2013 | Argentina

Argentina renews Malvinas claims at UN Decolonization Committee

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman has met with the head of the UN Special Committee on Decolonization Ecuadorian ambassador Diego Morejón Pazmiño to address the dispute with the UK over the sovereignty of Malvinas Islands.

18/04/2013 | Argentina

AMIA: 'Delays create doubts,' Timerman warns about Iran deal approval

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman has called for progress in Iranian approval of the Memorandum of Understanding reached to probe the 1994 AMIA attack and warned delays “create more doubts” over the Islamic countries’ intentions to find the truth about the deadly bombing.

15/02/2013 | Argentina

'Timerman trying to divert attention to move forward with Iran agreement'

After Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman accused AMIA head Guillermo Borger of trying to impede the investigation, the Jewish leader said it is Timerman who is “looking to divert attention in order to move forward” with the Argentina-Iran accord.

21/03/2013 | Argentina

AMIA: Timerman 'thankful' for Interpol's 'positive' reaction

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman showed his “gratitude” to Interpol legal counselor Ronald Noble for the letter he sent to Argentina considering the Memorandum of Understanding signed with Iran “positive.”

22/03/2013 | Argentina

Timerman: 'We never change our position towards Bergoglio'

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman rejected the allegations about an alleged “manuever” by Argentina’s ambassador to the Vatican Juan Pablo Cafiero to stop the election of ex BA city archbishop Bergoglio and denied that the government has changed its opinion about now Pope Francis.

18/12/2012 | Argentina

Timerman denies Argüello's shift caused by rift with Moreno

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman rejected claims that Jorge Argüello’s transfer from Ambassador to the US, to that of Portugal was linked with a rift with Domestic Trade Secretary Guillermo Moreno.

31/01/2013 | Argentina

UK requests meeting with Timerman, Malvinas assembly members

Britain has invited Argentina to sit down for talks over the Malvinas islands next week, upon Héctor Timerman's scheduled visit to London.

15/02/2013 | Argentina

Timerman says AMIA: 'trying to stop investigation'

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman questioned the leaders of the AMIA Jewish community organization as well as opposition leaders who oppose the Argentina-Iran agreement to investigate the 1994 bombing, and assured that “they frighten people by talking about a third attack.”

08/06/2012 | Argentina

Malvinas: UK gov't official invited to Argentina

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman invited UK Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne, to Argentina, in order to meet with him in Buenos Aires when he makes his trip to the Malvinas islands on June 14.

15/06/2012 | Argentina

Read Malvinas islanders letter to CFK here

15/11/2012 | Argentina

Gov't asks 'good-spirited nations' to defend Argentina against vulture funds

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman further underlined the country’s respite against paying the vulture funds to a US hedge fund, in an article written for a US newspaper about how Latin American and Africa are affected by vulture funds.

05/02/2011 | Argentina

Timerman renews accusations to police courses given by the US

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman renewed his accusations to the police course offered by the United States at the El Salvador Institute where Buenos Aires City government sent officers of the Metropolitan Police to training and asked “what are they looking for?”

15/02/2011 | Argentina

Justice demands detailed report of Foreign Ministry, US Embassy on the US plane incident

Judge Ezequiel Berón de Astrada requested Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman; Security Minister Nilda Garré; and the US Embassy “all the information they have" on the incident regarding the US Air Force plane seized in Ezeiza international aiport.

22/04/2011 | Argentina

Cromañón: Timerman proposes renaming Mitre street 'in memory of victims'

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman proposed the idea of changing the name of the street where the fatal Cromañón incident took place, to one that “remembers the victims”. The Criminal Appeals Court had ordered the clearance of this street, which had been taken over by victims’ relatives since 2004.

29/06/2012 | Latin America

Venezuela to become full member of Mercosur, Paraguay suspended

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman announced today Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay’s decision to make Venezuela an official member of the Mercosur trade bloc. In addition, Paraguay was officially suspended, until the country’s authorities are renewed.

09/04/2013 | Latin America

Timerman, Jaua meet as Venezuela's presidential elections near

Less than a week ahead of the elections that will determine Caracas’ political scenario after the death of Hugo Chávez, Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman meet with his Venezuelan counterpart Elías Jaua to address current state of bilateral ties.