Obama and Cristina. Their relationship
Relationship between presidents of Argentina, Cristina Kirchner, and U.S., Barak Obama, has had ups and downs. They've only held 2 meetings since taking office: at Washington Nuclear Security Summit, April 2010; and November 2011, at G20 summit in Cannes.
- This time, Obama called the meeting.
Before, there were times when the relationship between the two leaders was, although cordial, sometimes uncomfortable. (Watch this video called "The greeting that was not", taken at the London G20 Summint, in 2009.)
And in other times they seemed lifelong friends.
But the two sides of the worst of both government relationship occurred this year:
- 1st) when the Argentine government seized American military hardware that arrived by plane to Buenos Aires;
Argentina accuses US of trying to smuggle weapons into countryDiplomatic row over cargo US claims was intended for training programme further sours already poor relationship Relations between the US ...- 2nd) when Washington voted against granting loans to Argentina in multilateral organizations as the Inter-American Development Bank.
U.S. Opposes Loans to Argentina in Bid To Step Up Pressure for Debt AccordThe U.S. is seeking to halt development loans to Argentina as a way of pressuring President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to make paymen...In between there were unsuccessful attempts to reunite Cristina Kirchner with Obama: one was at the UN Assembly in New York.
- Finally, it was the American president who took the initiative and requested a meeting with the re-elected President of Argentina.
CFK will meet Obama (on his request) during the G20 summit in FranceUS President Barack Obama has requested to meet with recently re-elected President Cristina Fernández during the next G20 summit to be he...
Les dejo la foto familiar del G-20 hoy en Cannes. http://pic.twitter.com/3aHIYu81
Obama declares CFK and Argentina 'a great friend' to the US, after Cannes meeting - BuenosAiresHerald.com: bit.ly/vtVH2a via @AddThisApparently, the change of position is because 3 months ago Argentina returned the items seized from military aircraft.
Should also be taken into account the overwhelming presidential reelection of Cristina Kirchner, with 54% of the votes.
FacebookJoin Facebook to connect with MercoPress — South Atlantic News Agency and others you may know.
