The president described the bloc as an ‘iron curtain’ and said it needs more ‘freedom’
International relations
Milei demands Mercosur open up to more trade: ‘Argentina will do it accompanied or alone’
Brazil’s Lula da Silva promises to fortify Mercosur’s trade with foreign associates
He received the bloc’s pro tempore presidency and said he would take into account the other leaders’ concerns regarding bureaucracy
The free trade agreement will now be debated in each of the countries’ parliaments in order to obtain final approval
First Mercosur summit hosted by Argentina’s Milei kicks off in Buenos Aires
Bloc members are expected to discuss free trade agreements with the European Union and the EFTA
The organization’s general assembly urged Argentina and the UK to resume negotiations on the sovereignty dispute
Argentina-UK celebrate 200 years of diplomatic relations with Teatro Colón gala
The event was also a farewell to British Ambassador Kirsty Hayes, who is ending her four-year post in the country
What siding with Israel means for Argentina’s foreign policy shift
Milei’s wholehearted endorsement of Israel marks a new direction in Argentina’s diplomatic traditions — but it’s not clear what the country is getting in return
In an interview and a flurry of social media posts, Milei said that ‘Iran is an enemy of Argentina’ and that his country is ‘on the right side of history’
Argentine intelligence ‘detects’ Russian fake-news group operating in the country
Presidential spokesperson Adorni said it was run by an ‘entity close to the government.’ Moscow denied the claim