Arguello named as the next Argentina ambassador in Washington
Jorge Argüello was appointed as the new Argentine Ambassador to the United States by President Cristina Fernández, according to a release from the Foreign Affairs ministry. Government sources in Buenos Aires said Argüello, who currently represents Argentina before the United Nations, will replace Alfredo Chiaradia in Washington DC.
Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman has already contacted the US Department of State for Argüello's approval, the statement released by the Foreign Ministry assured.
Arguello has been Argentine representative before the UN since 2007 and currently also is president of the G77 plus China group.
Elected to the Lower House in 2003, Arguello was president of the Lower House Foreign Affairs Committee and of the Parliamentary Observatory on the Malvinas Islands.
Besides his job in the UN, ambassador Arguello has been touring the world pressing for Argentina’s sovereignty rights over the disputed South Atlantic Islands and has managed to make some fantasy statements regarding the Falklands Islands.
One of the latest is that the Falklands’ population is held captive in the Islands by the British military, since they would love to migrate to Argentina where there are “plenty of jobs and work opportunities”.
He has also mentioned that Islanders prefer to remain in the Falklands because contrary to UK residents they receive ‘full’ social welfare benefits.
Last but not least his fertile imagination has led him to say that it is precisely UK social welfare and the British military that are crucial for the ‘heavily subsidized’ Falklands colonial economy.
All his statements have been solidly denied by the elected government of the Falkland Islands based on internationally audited figures.
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Guess the verbally aggressive Argies will love that collection of events. 2012 is certainly going to be a transformational year in the FI.
far far away, to far to complain about 2012, that is going to be the year of the british falklands, everywhere you look , the british will be their, the prince the new subs, and a type 45, celebrations all round,
and argentina can look in awe from 300 miles away, crying lol
protected by the royal navy, the prince will be there for about a month or so, in search and rescue, and argentina can look on,
knowing that alll they can do is talk, and even that is coming to an end,
[and thats funny] lol.
And yep, he has learned to spell british British, isn’t he clever
Just wait until he reaches [4] for , four , he might even spell fool right lol.
11 Briton , British colony British Prince??? What about the parasites!!!!
falklandsnews.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/prince-william-falklands-bound/
if you knew what a parasite was,
you would then know that argentina is included in your remark, again insulting, from one who knows nothing.
argentina for argentinws
the falklands for the falklanders,
drink less wine, and clear your head.
and talk and talk until they see it Argentina way, and from argentines point of view,
The point here is i think, will it work or will it fail,
will he succeed in persuading the Americans, or drive them round the twist,
The next couple of months may very well see,
just an opinion .
1. How to lie with history (+ the “malvinas” war)
2. How to lie with maps
3. How to lie with international law
4. How to lie with the constitution
5. How to lie debts
6. How to lie with statistics
7. How to lie with the laws of the seas
8. How to lie with air laws and regulations
9. How to lie with airport names
10. How to lie with Antarctic geography
11. How to lie with etcetera!
Cheers,
Philippe
[Any hope lol .]
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