Foreign Minister Quits

Argentina's Foreign Minister, Jorge Taiana, has unexpectedly announced his resignation, highlighting again the personality politics at the centre of government. While Taiana has cited personal reasons for his decision, local reports suggest that he quit following accusations by President Cristina Fernández that he leaked details to the press of a move to include Brazil in a potential future deal to monitor the environmental impact of the UPM paper mill on the Uruguay-Argentina border.

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