11/01/2011 | Argentina

Timerman praises joint export commission with Brazil

Foreign minister Héctor Timerman confirmed that the intention of recent joint export commission with Brazil, “works well for boosting qualities and strengths” in both countries and “to go to the world with a wider offer than we could offer individually”.

19/01/2011 | Argentina

CFK's Middle East tour 'created possibilities that were previously unheard of,' Timerman

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman assured that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s visit to the Middle East “is very important, because we’ve paved the road for possibilities that were previously unheard of.”

28/01/2011 | Argentina

'Bilateral relations cannot be based on Obama's visits,' Timerman

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman sustains that “the relationship with the United States is a fluid one where similarities exist, however there are also great differences.” He assured that “the analysis of bilateral relations cannot be based on whether Obama visits or not,” and that Washington “maintains interests over friendships.”

30/01/2011 | Argentina

'Our alliance with Brazil is indestructible,' Timerman says

Only hours away from Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's first official visit to the country, Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman stated that the alliance between Argentina and Brazil “is indestructible” and assured that the good relationship between both countries “is what brings stability to the region.”

01/02/2011 | Argentina

Timerman considers trade deficit with Brazil is ‘concerning’

Foreign minister Héctor Timerman revealed today that the trade deficit Argentina has with Brazil is “concerning”, and indicated that both nations are working “to reduce it.”

01/02/2011 | Argentina

Gov't refuses to comment on Egyptian crisis 'in order to avoid passing judgement'

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman said that the government avoids taking a position in the Egyptian crisis, adding they would avoid "passing judgement on the issue."

03/02/2011 | Argentina

City gov't calls for Timerman's resignation after controversial 'torture' comments

City Cabinet Chief Horario Rodríguez Larreta once again came out in defense of the decision to send Metropolitan Police officers to El Salvador to take part in an Anti-terrorism course, and asked President Fernández de Kirchner to demand Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman’s resignation after he said they were being trained in “repressive techniques.”

06/02/2011 | Argentina

Timerman calls Mayor Macri a ‘feudal lord’

Controversy between the Macri administration and Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman continues to grow due to the City Mayor’s decision to send Metropolitan Police officers to take part in a US-backed antiterrorism course in El Salvador.

09/02/2011 | Argentina

Metropolitan Police are often 'put down and insulted', Eugenio Burzaco

In response to recent claims made by Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman, Chief of Metropolitan Police Eugenio Burzaco mentioned that “occasionally people wish to insult and put down the work of the Met Police”, and said that, “the service is for Buenos Aires residents, and does not belong to Mauricio Macri”.

12/02/2011 | Argentina

Redrado blasts Timerman’s outburst, compares him to Galtieri’s gov’t

Former Central Bank Governor Martín Redrado harshly criticized Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman for his uproar over the US training courses attended by officers of the Metropolitan Police force. Redrado compared him to the de facto President Galtieri and recommended him to read Charles Talleyrand.

14/02/2011 | Argentina

OAS Secretary General to meet with Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman

The head of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, is scheduled to land in Buenos Aires early in the morning in order to meet with Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman.

14/02/2011 | Argentina

US gov't ‘not cooperating with investigation,’ Timerman says

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman urged the US government to assist local authorities in the investigations concerning the material seized in the US Air Force plane that landed in the country last Thursday “for the sake of Argentine security.”

04/03/2011 | Argentina

‘It’s important that G-77 and China let themselves be heard,’ Timerman says

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman arrived in New York City today where he led the G-77 meeting. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon was also present. He mentioned the 'importance that G-77 and China let themselves be heard.'

04/03/2011 | Argentina

Argentine embassy in Libya evacuated

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman announced that Argentina “has evacuated its embassy in Libya” and reported that the staff has been transferred to Malta due to the tense situation the African country is living in.

12/03/2011 | Argentina

Timerman insists AMIA case be relit to be seen, 'across all forums'

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman insisted the government relight the case over the AMIA attack, by suggesting it be looked at “across all forums,” after visiting the American Jewish Community (AJC) this week.

17/03/2011 | Argentina

Timerman commemorates 19th anniversary of Israeli Embassy terrorist atack

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman commemorated the 19th anniversary of the Israeli Embassy in Argentina that left 29 dead, assuring "it was an attack on all the people of Argentina."

03/04/2011 | Argentina

'Argentina and Israel share an unbreakable bond,' Timerman

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman said that “Argentina and Israel are two countries that are friends with each other, who cooperate between them and hold an unbreakable bond,” before he is due to start an official visit to that country.

12/05/2011 | Argentina

China to purchase 500,000 tons of soy bean oil from Argentina

After meeting with President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in the Government House, Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman and Chinese Trade and Commerce Minister Chen Deming announced during a joint press conference that China would be purchasing 500,000 tons of soy bean oil from Argentina, seemingly putting behind a bilateral conflict that was affecting trade between both countries since 2009.

24/05/2011 | Argentina

Gov't visit to Russia promises to strengthen strategic ties

The Government visit to Russia, headed by Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman, came to a close today with the promise of strengthening the strategic ties between both countries. Timerman mentioned, “it’s been a very important trip, to put in place strategic ties that were designed by President Cristina Kirchner and President Medvedev.”

21/06/2011 | Argentina

UN Committee reiterates talks over Malvinas claim should resume soon

Foreign Minister Hector Timerman renewed today the Argentinean claim over the Malvinas islands during a meeting of the United Nations’ Decolonization Committee. He also questioned the unilateral exploitation of Malvinas natural resources and sustained that it was a “violation of international law and a disdainful gesture towards the international mandate.”

17/07/2011 | Argentina

Gov't considers possible Iran cooperation in AMIA case 'positive step forward'

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman said that “if what was published in International press is confirmed, it would be an unprecendented and very positive step forward,” regarding Iran’s possible collaboration in the solving the bombing ofAMIA jewish community centre in 1994.

26/07/2011 | Argentina

'Argentina is ready to negotiate with UK over Malvinas,' says Timerman

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman, stated in Paris that “the United Kingdom cannot hide behind the fact that they are permanent members of the UN Security Council, to avoid talking over the Malvinas issue,” and reiterated that “Argentina feels as though its ready to negotiate and hopes that England is too.”

01/08/2011 | Argentina

Timerman tells French Foreign Minister he is 'appalled' over Salta double murder case

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman sent a letter to his French counterpart, Alain Juppé, in which he expressed being "appalled" over the killing of two French tourists in the Salta province. 

10/08/2011 | Argentina

Timerman receives UN General Assembly head, Joseph Deiss

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman received incumbent head of the United Nations General Assembly, Joseph Deiss today to discuss “the Malvinas situation and the international financial crisis,” said Timerman.

08/09/2011 | Argentina

'Argentina and China are building a strategic relationship,' Timerman

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman stated today Argentina and China “are building a strategic relationship,” highlighting “positive investment activity” within bilateral connections, as he was heading a dinner with powerful Chinese executives, during his first activity on his China visit.  

11/09/2011 | Argentina

CFK travels to France to meet with Sarkozy

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner travelled to France accompanied by Foreign Minister, Héctor Timerman. The official visit will begin its planned activities on Monday. The President is to meet with her French pair, Nicolas Sarkozy, on Wednesday, news sources informed.

21/09/2011 | Argentina

President meets Piñera in last day in NY

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was invited to visit Chile during a meeting she held in New York City with her Chilean counterpart Sebastián Piñera, and said she will after the October 23 elections and before the end of her administration, according to Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman.

23/09/2011 | Argentina

Timerman: 'We support a world financial structural reform discussion'

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman said during a meeting with his G77 group plus China counterparts that Argentina supports global financial reforms discussions.

14/01/2012 | Argentina

Malvinas: 'there's no room for rejecting dialogue'

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman urged the United Kingdom to desist of implementing measures that worsen the Malvinas islands conflict, and assured that “there is no space for rejecting dialogue.”

21/01/2012 | Argentina

Timerman praises US stance on Malvinas

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman praised the US stance on the conflict between Argentina and UK over the Malvinas islands sovereignty, after it called for both countries to solve the dispute "via bilateral dialogue."

22/01/2012 | Argentina

'UN doesn’t recognize Malvinas islanders’ right of self determination,’ Timerman

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman said that "the United Nations does not recognize Malvinas islanders’ right of self determination" and reiterated the request to the British government to “sit down and negotiate, as it was established by the UN."

05/02/2012 | Argentina

'It's the UK who is alone in this, not Argentina,' Timerman says

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman said in Venezuela on Sunday that “Argentina is not alone on its sovereignty claim over the Malvinas Islands,” assuring that it’s the UK who is actually alone.

09/02/2012 | Argentina

Timerman, US envoy highlight efforts to 'safeguard democracy'

The US Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Roberta Jacobson, met with Foreign and Education ministers Héctor Timerman and Alberto Sileoni this morning, and is scheduled to meet with Cabinet Chief Juan Manuel Abal Medina on Friday.

10/02/2012 | Argentina

Malvinas: Argentina denounces UK before UN

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman filed a complaint against the militarization of South Atlantic by the UK before the UN, as Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged both countries to avoid an escalade in the conflict and said the organization would intervene if both nations agree to it.

13/02/2012 | Argentina

Malvinas: Argentina to accept UN's mediation offer

The National government will officially accept the mediation offer made by the UN after the escalated diplomatic tensions between the United Kingdom and Argentina as the latter reinforced claims of sovereignty over the Malvinas, South Georgia, and Sandwich islands.

14/02/2012 | Argentina

Gov't accepts UN mediation offer over Malvinas dispute

Through a letter sent to United Nations (UN) General Assembly President, Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, Argentina announced that it had accepted the organization's mediation offer to find a pacific solution to the Malvinas sovereignty conflict with the United Kingdom.

30/12/2010 | Argentina

Argentina, Brazil set to 'continue integration process,' Timerman

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman assured that once Dilma Roussef is inaugurated as the new Brazilian president, both Argentina and Brazil “will continue the integration process led by all Mercosur countries.”

01/01/2011 | Argentina

‘Dilma understood the reasons why CFK couldn’t come,’ Timerman assures

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman took part of the swearing in ceremony of newly Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and said that the Head of State sent a message to President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

03/01/2011 | Argentina

'CFK remains the best person to lead this country,' Timerman

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman once again showed his support of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s reelection and assured he stands with those who “believe that she must become our candidate in 2011.”

09/04/2012 | Argentina

'It's the UK who sets a blockade in Malvinas,' Timerman says

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman accused today the United Kingdom of setting a “blockade against all Argentines” as the European country holds illegal occupation of the Malvinas Islands, during a presentation at the Peronist National Front headquarters.

15/04/2012 | Argentina

Summit balance 'very positive,' Minister Timerman assures

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman indicated that Argentina’s participation in the 6th Summit of the Americas “left a very positive balance,” and stressed on the importance of the bilateral meeting between President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and US president Barack Obama.

23/04/2012 | Argentina

Timerman denies EU's complaining letter over YPF

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman denied having received a complaining letter from the European Union’s Commissioner for Trade, Karel de Gucht, over the government’s expropriation plans of oil and gas company Repsol-YPF.

26/04/2012 | Argentina

Timerman says De Gucht's statements on YPF are 'unacceptable'

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman said the recent criticism from the European Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht regarding the YPF expropriation is “unacceptable,” and assured that it “surprised him due to his tone and approach.”

06/05/2012 | Argentina

Timerman blasts UK Defence Minister over apology demands

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman replied to recent demands of an apology made by English Defence Minister Phillip Hammond over a controversial Olympic ad shot in the Malvinas Islands and urged the UK to engage in negotiations.

06/06/2012 | Argentina

Timerman warns of 'special interests campaign' tarnishing Argentina's investment credibility

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman defended Argentina’s “profitability” and the “high quality of foreign investment” in the country, as he assured that there’s a “special interests campaign” led by international economic groups that are looking to hinder Argentina’s investment credibility.

08/06/2012 | Argentina

Malvinas: UK rejects invitation to Argentina

UK Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne turned down an invitation sent by Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman to visit Argentina.

19/06/2012 | Argentina

G20 Summit: CFK calls for 'policies aimed towards consistent growth'

Speaking last night at day one of the G20 Summit, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner called on the international community to “sustain active policies aimed towards a consistent economic growth” as she stressed the “necessity of re-accessing the debt some countries bear with several different international institutions.”

03/07/2012 | Argentina

'Emerging economies' challenge is to boost development,' says Timerman

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman is in Azerbaijan along with a trade mission comprised of Argentine officials and businessmen to strengthen commercial ties with the Caucasus’ biggest country.

27/09/2012 | Argentina

Timerman holds meeting with Iranian officials in New York

Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman met with his Iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Salehi at the United Nations headquarters in New York, and announced that they decided to continue negotiations through government officials from both ministries in Geneva next month.

28/09/2012 | Argentina

Timerman 'surprised' by Israel's reaction on Iran meeting

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman met with his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman, who assured he was not aware of the Israeli Embassy’s communiqué which harshly criticized Argentina's talks with Iran.

19/10/2012 | Argentina

Timerman calls for Ghana to 'assume its responsibility,' release Libertad frigate

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman demanded that Ghana “assumes its responsibility” of freeing the Libertad Frigate, which remains impounded in the African country’s port over claims of vulture funds.

20/10/2012 | Argentina

Gov't orders Libertad ship be evacuated

The government ordered today that the naval training frigate Libertad stranded in Africa be evacuated, following the warning made yesterday that complaints would be taken to the UN over the issue.

22/10/2012 | Argentina

UN agrees to open talks with Ghana over Libertad frigate

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman met today with top officials at the United Nations in New York to initiate talks over the illegal detention of the navy training frigate Libertad in Ghana.

25/10/2012 | Argentina

Timerman ratifies Argentina will 'get frigate back' without negotiating with vulture funds

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman stressed that Argentina will not negotiate with vulture funds in order to recover the Libertad navy training frigate, which remains impounded in a Ghanaian port since October 2, and whose crew arrived in Buenos Aires early on Thursday.

14/11/2012 | Argentina

Gov't reports Ghana to tribunal over Libertad

The government formally reported Ghana today before the Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, in a bid to try to recuperate the ship that has been detained in Tema port since October 2.

17/11/2012 | Argentina

'Relations between Spain and Argentina are good'

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman assured that the relation with Spain is good, after he met with Spanish counterpart José Manuel García Margallo in Cádiz during the Ibero-American summit.

01/12/2012 | Argentina

AMIA probe: Argentina to launch new action plan for Iran talks

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman confirmed today that there were new meetings with envoys of the Iranian government over the probe handling the AMIA bombing, and assured that Argentina will present a new action plan in the next few weeks.

26/12/2012 | Argentina

Timerman denies economic ties with Iran over AMIA case

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman met with the DAIA and AMIA Jewish organizations today, and stated that the government had “no economic interests” regarding the AMIA case, and that they were to “follow the line of the Judiciary.”

07/01/2013 | Argentina

Argentina assures 'progess being made' with Iran over AMIA bombing case

The national government said today that progress was being made with Iran regarding the legal proceedings for the 1994 AMIA bombing case.

09/01/2013 | Argentina

Libertad Frigate docks at Mar del Plata Navy base

29/01/2013 | Argentina

Timerman meets with DAIA, AMIA and relatives of victims, rejects criticism

After meeting with officials from the AMIA and DAIA Jewish organizations and relatives of the 1994 bombing victims, Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman assured that the agreement with Iran to create a truth commission “does not ignore the local justice system’s investigation.”

30/01/2013 | Argentina

Timerman meets with Israeli ambassador, expresses 'irritation'

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman met with Israeli ambassador to Argentina Dorit Shavit, and expressed the “surprise and irritation” that the National Government felt after learning that Tel Aviv had summoned the Argentine ambassador to Israel.

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.

31/01/2013 | Argentina

Timerman turns down meeting with Hague, Malvinas assembly members

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman turned down an invitation by his British counterpart William Hague to take part in a meeting in London with representatives of the Malvinas government, assuring that “the international community does not accept the involvement of a third party” in the sovereignty issue.

01/02/2013 | Argentina

AMIA rejects Argentina-Iran deal

The head of the AMIA, Guillermo Borger, confirmed its rejection towards the deal signed between Argentina and Iran to create an independent international “truth commission” in the investigation of the 1994 AMIA terrorist attack.

04/02/2013 | Argentina

Timerman: 'Argentina is an incomplete country without Malvinas'

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman arrived in London today to meet with an Argentine-United Kingdom multi-party parliamentary group and the 18 pro-dialogue groups from across the European Union tomorrow.

05/02/2013 | Argentina

'Malvinas islanders referendum has no legal value,' Timerman

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman indicated this morning that the referendum Malvinas islanders will submit regarding their views of the archipelago political status is “mere advertising without any legal value.”

06/02/2013 | Argentina

Timerman: Malvinas sets a test for international legal system

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman assured today that the Malvinas sovereignty debate “is not just another case of colonialism but a situation that tests the entire international justice system.”

07/02/2013 | Argentina

UK’s intransigent position on Malvinas 'smells like petroleum’

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman said today that the British government’s position on Malvinas Islands “smells too much like petroleum”, revealing that UK’s biggest interest in keeping the invaded archipelago is due to potential oil findings.

15/03/2012 | Argentina

'Gov't will sanction banks, companies and funds backing Malvinas illegal oil drills,' Timerman

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman gave a press conference announcing sanctions against banks and companies that partner with and/or finance oil companies conducting oil drills in Malvinas Islands. This in hand, the Argentine government took another step in the late diplomatic cross-fire with the UK over the sovereignty of the Malvinas, Sandwich, and South Georgia islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.

27/03/2012 | World

UK, Argentina clash over nuclear submarine comment

Britain has officially denied sending a nuclear-armed submarine to the South Atlantic region today. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg dismissed what he called ''baseless insinuations'' during a speech at the international Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, South Korea.

02/11/2012 | World

South Africa admits Espora corvette could also be impounded

A month after the Libertad frigate was impounded, South African Foreign Affairs Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane confirmed that the Navy's Espora corvette moored at Cape Town could be retained over a lawsuit filed by vulture fund.

18/09/2012 | World

Iran calls Foreign Minister for a meeting at UN

Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi summoned his Argentine counterpart Héctor Timerman for a meeting to be held next week at the United Nations General Assembly, the Ministry reported.

24/04/2012 | World

European Commission 'surprised' at Timerman’s denial on YPF letter

The European Commission expressed today its astonishment over Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman remarks regarding a letter sent by the European Union last week.

07/01/2011 | Latin America

Timerman claims Uruguay to report ‘modifications’ on pulp mill in Colonia

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman and his Uruguayan counterpart, Luis Almagro, confirmed that the construction of a pulp mill in Colonia de Sacramento, on the banks of the River Plate facing Argentina, will be based in the bilateral treaty.

13/03/2012 | Latin America

Timerman, Patriota warn about presence of nuclear weapons in Latin America

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman met in Sao Paulo with his Brazilian counterpart, Antonio Patriota, and they both stressed on the need to keep strengthening the bilateral relationship. They also expressed “concern” about the possible presence of nuclear weapons in the South Atlantic area.

22/08/2011 | Latin America

Timerman stresses good relations between Argentina and Uruguay

Foreign minister Héctor Timerman stressed today relations between Argentina and Uruguay “always were and are ideal”, and stated “problems are in the past, conflicts solved and past quarrels are buried”, the top official sustained.

16/03/2011 | Latin America

Argentina, Uruguay sign treaties, aim to improve bilateral trade

Argentina and Uruguay signed several treaties with the aim of improving bilateral trade, limiting rivers navigation and other issues, within the Second Binational Meeting of Ministers.