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Argentina–Venezuela relations

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Argentine-Venezuelan relations
Map indicating locations of Argentina and Venezuela

Argentina
Venezuela

Diplomatic relations between the Argentine Republic and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela have existed for decades.

In 29 July 2024, Venezuela announced the breakdown of all diplomatic relations with Argentina, as because of the staunch stance of the Argentine government about fraud reports that occurred in 2024 Venezuelan presidential election, among critical differences between both leaders' ideologies.[1]

History

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Presidents Hugo Chávez of Venezuela and Néstor Kirchner of Argentina, 2005

US$1.4 billion was traded between Argentina and Venezuela during 2008.[2]

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez met Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in Caracas on 11 August 2009.[3] Kirchner called it a "bilateral meeting [...] aimed at deepening our vital integration."[3] The two presidents signed deals intended to see Venezuela import leather, machinery and poultry from Argentina, whilst a rice importation agreement was described by the Argentine President as "the biggest ever in Argentina's history".[3] The deals were said to be worth $1.1 billion.[2] The meeting coincided with visits to Venezuela by dozens of Argentine businessmen.[3]

In February 2024, a Venezuelan Boeing 747, belonging to Conviasa subsidiary Emtrasur, was seized from Argentina's Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires and flown to Miami, sparking off a diplomatic crisis.[4]

In March 2024, Argentina announced diplomatic actions against Venezuela after President Nicolás Maduro banned Argentine-licensed aircraft from accessing Venezuelan airspace amid increasing deteriorating relations between the two countries.[5]

Migration

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See also: Venezuelan Argentines

During the 1970s and 1980s, a sizeable number of Argentines migrated to Venezuela, escaping the military dictatorship and the country's economic woes. Many of them later returned to Argentina on the onset of the Venezuelan economic crisis.[6]

As a result of the Venezuelan crisis, millions of Venezuelans have fled their country, and many of them have settled in Argentina. As of 2021, there are 179,203 Venezuelans living in Argentina,[7] most of whom migrated during the latter half of the 2010s.[8][9] As of 2018, Venezuelans were the fourth-largest expat community in Argentina, behind Paraguayans, Bolivians and Chileans.[10] According to IOM figures, Argentina granted 170,223 residency permits to Venezuelan citizens alone from 2018 to 2020, nearly twice as many as to Paraguayan citizens.[11] This makes Venezuelans the fastest-growing expat community in the country.[12][13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Venezuela expels and breaks ties with diplomats of Argentina, Chile and other anti-Maduro countries (In Portuguese)" (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Venezuela shops in Argentina after Colombia spat". Reuters. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  3. ^ a b c d "Chavez and Cristina sign a billion USD trade agreement". MercoPress. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Venezuela Condemns US & Argentina for Theft of EMTRASUR aircraft". 12 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Argentina cuestiona a Venezuela por prohibición de sobrevuelo de aeronaves sobre su territorio". 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Los que se fueron y los que se quedaron". Clarín (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  7. ^ "R4V América Latina y el Caribe, Refugiados y Migrantes Venezolanos en la Región – Agosto 2021". R4V (in Spanish). 6 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  8. ^ Martínez, Lucía (7 December 2018). "Radiografía de la inmigración venezolana en la Argentina". Chequeado (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  9. ^ Frías, Carlos (14 January 2018). "La llegada de venezolanos creció 140% en 2017: entró 1 cada 20 minutos". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Informe sobre migraciones en Argentina" (PDF). Cámara Argentina de Comercio y Servicios (in Spanish). May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Portal de Datos Migratorios en la Argentina". iom.int (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  12. ^ Cullen, Lucía (25 January 2019). "Por primera vez en la historia, en 2018 los venezolanos lideraron el ranking de inmigrantes que llegaron al país". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Argentina muda su política poblacional estimulada por la migración venezolana". EFE (in Spanish). 17 February 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2021.


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