Stories for July 16th 2002

Tuesday, July 16th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Argentine icebreaker in position to launch Antarctic rescue mission

Three weeks after setting sail from Buenos Aires the Argentine icebreaker ARA Admiral Irizar was today poised to begin breaking through 180 miles of ice to try to free the German supply vessel Magdalena Oldendorff trapped in the ice pack on the edge of Antarctica.

Tuesday, July 16th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Argentine Foreign Affairs Ministry drops name “Malvinas”

Argentine Foreign Minister Carlos Ruckauf signed a resolution changing the name of the Ministry department responsible for the Falklands Islands, known until now as General Directorate of Malvinas and Southern Atlantic Islands to General South Atlantic Directorate, according to press reports published in Buenos Aires today.

Tuesday, July 16th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

EU-Mercosur talks in Rio

The European Union has proposed trade negotiations with Mercosur be split into two phases: first a definition of basic rules and then market liberalization.