Vestnik RUDN. International RelationsVestnik RUDN. International RelationsВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Международные отношения2313-06602313-0679федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы» (РУДН)10498ARTICLESСТАТЬИResearch ArticleRussia and Argentina: Parameters of the Strategic PartnershipРоссия и Аргентина: параметры стратегического партнерстваYakovlevaNailya MagitovnaЯковлеваНаиля МагитовнаCenter for Political StudiesЦентр политических исследованийnel-yakovleva@yandex.ruLatin American Institute of the Russian Academy of SciencesИнститут Латинской Америки РАН15042015154Latin America in the 21st Century: Challenges and ProspectsЛатинская Америка в XXI в.: вызовы и перспективы768409092016Copyright ©; 2015, Yakovleva N.M.Copyright ©; 2015, Яковлева Н.М.2015Yakovleva N.M.Яковлева Н.М.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/10498With the adoption of a new foreign policy Concept of the Russian Federation, approved in 2008, relations with the Latin American region as a whole, and with one of the leading countries of Latin America - Argentina - began to develop incrementally. Both parties have demonstrated a commitment to long-term interaction. The establishment of relations of mutual understanding between leaders of the two countries has played a special role, which is confirmed by the unprecedented intensification of visits at the highest level. Between 2008 and 2015, took place four visits of the presidents of the two countries and were signed about sixty Russian-Argentine documents of different levels, including the Joint Declarations of presidents of relations of strategic partnership and the relations of the comprehensive strategic partnership. The cooperation covered the most important areas, acquired new forms. The task was to converge the integration blocks with the participation of the two countries, to provide the more effective support of each other's positions within international organizations, to join forces in the fight against drug traffic, terrorism and organized crime. The real results were achieved in the field of energy, economy, and military-technical sphere. The 130th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, celebrated in 2015, made it possible to trace the trajectory of cooperation and summarize the results of the bilateral dialogue, which were highly appreciated by both parties. However, despite the transition to a new stage of relations - relations of a comprehensive strategic partnership, more needs to be done to see real progress and not remain on paper signed agreements and memoranda, overcome challenges, primarily in the area of trade. The Russian leadership expressed concern that mutual trade develops with a positive balance for Argentina. At the same time in the conditions of the sanctions war, the role of Argentina as a supplier of food products to the Russian market is rather important. Its makes the task of increasing the Russian exports even more difficult.Начиная с 2008 г. отношения России со странами Латинской Америки, и в частности с Аргентиной, начали интенсивнее развиваться. За этот период было подписано порядка шестидесяти соглашений в различных сферах. Статья посвящена эволюции российско-аргентинских отношений от общепринятого уровня двустороннего сотрудничества через стадию стратегического партнерства к более значимой форме взаимодействия - всеобъемлющему стратегическому партнерству. Автор рассматривает траекторию и перспективы сотрудничества как на двусторонней основе, так и в рамках международных форумов.RussiaArgentina strategic partnershipvisitsagreementscooperationdifficultiesРоссияАргентинастратегическое партнерствовизитысоглашениясотрудничество