Stories for January 27th 2004

Tuesday, January 27th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

Fisheries News.

Headlines:
Compulsory labelling for Spanish fishing industry; Vigo proposes EU quota transfer system and unified fleet.

Tuesday, January 27th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

“Maya V”: Uruguay waiting for official Australian report.

Uruguay is waiting for official details of the apprehension by the Australian Navy of a Uruguayan flagged longliner allegedly caught illegally fishing in isolated Australian territorial waters.

Tuesday, January 27th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

Chile to build vessels for Maersk

Chilean President currently in a state visit to Denmark announced that Maersk Sealand, on of the world's major maritime companies will be contracting the building of two vessels for Canada in Chile.

Tuesday, January 27th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

Ms. Krueger and Argentina in collision course

International Monetary Fund First Deputy Managing Director Anne Krueger is defending the position of “speculating creditors” who are pressing Argentina for an improvement in the restructuring debt plan, claimed Argentine cabinet Chief Alberto Fernández.

Tuesday, January 27th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

International observers in Venezuelan recall process

After meeting with former US president Jimmy Carter, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez accepted the proposal to have international observers supervising the process leading to an eventual recall referendum on his term in office.

Tuesday, January 27th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

Duhalde stresses the “natural” Argentina-Brazil link.

Former Argentine president Eduardo Duhalde said that Argentina must not share an “ideological axis” with Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez and underlined the ongoing “natural” link with Brazil. Relations with Venezuela must be in the framework of “growth and development”.