Memorandum of understanding between Argentina and Iran

Memorandum of understanding between the Government of Argentina and the Government of Islamic Republic of Iran on the issues related to the terrorist attack against AMIA headquarter in Buenos Aires on 18 July 1994
First page of the memorandum
Created2013
Date effectiveNever
Repealed2015
SignatoriesArgentina (withdrew), Iran
PurposeInvestigation of the 1994 AMIA bombing terrorist attack in Argentina

Argentina and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding in 2013 for a joint investigation of the AMIA terrorist attack. The full name was Memorandum of understanding between the Government of Argentina and the Government of Islamic Republic of Iran on the issues related to the terrorist attack against AMIA headquarter in Buenos Aires on 18 July 1994. One of the proponents for the memorandum, former president Cristina Kirchner described it as "a historical event" and considered that the agreement would serve to advance the investigation of the AMIA attack.

Although in 2013 the Argentine Congress approved the bill regarding the memorandum,[1] the Iranian Parliament did not.[2] It was declared as voided by the Argentine Federal Chamber of Cassation in December 2015, shortly after the inauguration of former Argentine president Mauricio Macri.[3]

  1. ^ Argentina approves an agreement with Iran on the attack on AMIA, by Francisco Peregil 02-28-2013, El País (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Irán aprobó el acuerdo por la AMIA sin el aval del Parlamento".
  3. ^ JTA (14 December 2015). "New Argentina government voids pact with Iran on AMIA bombing". Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2016.