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Surprise visit by US delegation stirs concern
Bangkok Post
|January 28, 2026
Argentina's opposition on Monday criticised a visit by US lawmakers to the southernmost city of Ushuaia, at the gateway to the Antarctic, seeing it as sign of Washington’s potential interests in the region.
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The unannounced arrival of a US government aircraft in the capital of Tierra del Fuego province fuelled suspicions that President Javier Milei, a close ally of counterpart Donald Trump, is seeking to establish a joint naval base with the United States in the area.
The US embassy in Buenos Aires confirmed the plane was carrying a bipartisan delegation from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, but did not name the members.
According to local media, the Congress members traveled to the city in Patagonia region on a US Air Force Boeing C-40 Clipper.
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