UK praises naming of Argentine ambassador to London, calls for “strengthened cooperation”
The British government acknowledged on Friday the naming of the new Argentine ambassador to the United Kingdom, and stated that they hoped the coverage of the long-vacant position will permit “the strengthening of cooperation” between the two countries.
“We take with great satisfaction the decision to name an Argentine ambassador to London,” stated a spokesperson for the British Foreign Office a day after the nomination of Alicia Castro to the position.
“We hope that this provides us with the opportunity to strengthen the cooperation between our two countries, including bettering bilateral relations, working together on world challenges such as combating climate change and strengthening collaboration in science and innovation,” the spokesperson added, without mentioning the differences between the two countries over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty dispute.
The designation of Alicia Castro in the role that had been vacant for nearly four years comes at a time of escalated tension between Argentina and the UK over the sovereignty of the Malvinas islands, nearing to the 30th anniversary of the Malvinas war next April.
The Argentine foreign ministry sent out a communiqué on Thursday stating “on this occasion the Argentine government would like to reiterate, again, their request for dialogue with the British government to comply with the resolutions made by the United Nations over the matter of the Malvinas Islands.”
Castro takes Federico Mirrés place, the previous and last Argentine ambassador to the UK, who left office in August 2008 at the end of his mandate to retire.
Ms Castro has a unionist and lawmaker background and her last post was Argentina’s ambassador to Venezuela.
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Naming of Argentne ambassador to London,calls for “” strengthened cooperations “”.....
I say :
To where we are now headed to leave us with no surprise becouse all we have had to do is note to exact turning points in the past that allow us to
document what is going to happen in the future.This is not magic,nor is it based on myths or legends ,but,rather, it is knowing the commonalities of human history and then applying them to current events.!.....
You're a dinosaur. If being under 40 and attractive was an essential qualification for being an ambassador I don't think many of them would be keeping their jobs.
Frank ... Dinosaur at large......
I'd start with the Argentine ambassador to Washington
perhaps the goverment will pander to her whimes,
but will the argies claim it as a victory ,
or exceptence of the status quoe, that the falklands are british,
time will tell .
Perhaps changing it from Praises to acknowledges or confirms, would be more appropriate mercopress.
(11) Anglo? Poster Mr. Conqueror says:
“MercoPress doesn't really “do” English, as it is spoke proper”
I say:
That's maybe because they cater for an audience that “doesn't really “do” English, as it is properly spoken.”
Chuckle chuckle©
As in 'nobody speaks proper English like what I does'.
It would indeed have classified it as “Irony and Gentle Self- deprecation” if the comment had come from the likes of your sister Isolde or yourself.......
But coming from the likes of Briton or Conqueror I have no choice but to classify such a gaffe as what it is..........................: Pure turnipidity.
Have a nice weekend
El Think
She will soon learn that it is the Falklands (there are no Malvinas).
Never mind, our gracious Queen (we have a real one without plastic) will make her welcome.
I just wonder how long she will last before her inapropriate experience will out and she loses her temper (just like the Queen of Plastic herself)?
Why refer to yourself as it. Aren't you sure?
Tis but English in its purist form
Rather than the queens, as such very few speak
Do them not,
Unless of course one was lucky enough.
Or were you looking for the CBEEBIES, channel.
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That's a bit rich coming from you. When are you ever going to explain- according to the general usages of the term “pirate”- how it is that the people who live in the Falkland Islands are, as you say, pirates. You've never explained it and the dwindling number of posts on The Falklands threads show just how bored everyone is getting with posts like yours.
So go on; have a go at explaining how they or their descendants are in fact pirates. Don't resort to your usual dribble. Try to stick to the officially accepted definitions for pirate and explain what acts of piracy these poor (not monetarily poor of course- they are about to be the richest people on this planet) people did to become pirates.
When you've done that, get a new hobby. This one will not bring you any long-term joy.
Listen old boy and I know it isnt easy but its English as its spoken PROPERLY.Old boy at your age we really need to get the grammar right before you move on to Spanish like the rest of the Malvinenses.
And not one was British,
So you may not get the answer you want,
But even pirates had a code of ethics,
And people who try to take, what is not theirs, were made to walk the plank, perhaps he was one of the unfortunate ones, and thus holds a grudge.
Just a planking thought. arr,,
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2092942/How-islanders-Falklands-preparing-untold-riches-Armageddon.html#ixzz1kocvHteF
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2092942/How-islanders-Falklands-preparing-untold-riches-Armageddon.html
falklandsnews.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/argentine-students-rebel/
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/falklandislands/9046826/Britain-could-not-reclaim-the-Falklands-if-Argentina-invades-warns-General-Sir-Michael-Jackson.html
“”The Falkland Islands await the Duke of Cambridge as British commander says they are safe from Argentina.The Falklands eagerly await the Duke of Cambridge's arrival to fly rescue helicopters. As Argentina turns up the rhetoric, the island's defenders say 'We're not handing this over to anyone.' “”
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/falklandislands/9046418/The-Falkland-Islands-await-the-Duke-of-Cambridge-as-British-commander-says-they-are-safe-from-Argentina.html
“”Argentina doesn't have military power to seize the Falklands says defence minister. Argentina does not have the military capability to invade the Falkland Islands, Gerald Howarth, a Defence Minister, has claimed. “”
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/falklandislands/9042422/Argentina-doesnt-have-military-power-to-seize-the-Falklands-says-defence-minister.html
Man bites dog
www.guardian.co.uk/uk/falklands
Very interesting article. I pasted some of it on the thread with the photo of CFK but it didn't all fit. I must go back and post the rest.
The Argentines on Mercopress will be asking all of the people featured in the piece to translate something written in English into Spanish because they won't believe they are Argentine. LOL!
Excellent article.
General Sir Michael Jackson is at least five years out of date: that is a lifetime nowadays.
I remember him failing his squaddies by not ensuring they had the correct equipment issued to them. Three of my army friends who were going to Iraq had to buy their own desert boots and bullet proof vests (flack jackets are useless).
Not impressed, he even reckons Argentina could make another attempt: but does not say what with. Perhaps Chavez's bunch of old gits home guard could help.
All I know about General Jackson is his terrible teeth. Ive never seen such such terrible teeth.
what do you want him to do, bite or shoot the enemy?
Learning the queens is not enough, for they must first enjoy the splendour of slang and local accents to make such a judgement of the people who live and speak the English language every day,
For we would not dare tell them how to speak their spoken word, would we.
From such a lowly person, im at a loss as to how they can define what I say and how I say it, then proceed to tell me that I am wrong,
So I the words of Shakespeare,
It is my play, and I will play it my way.
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Maybe we are not as broke as some people think !
www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2012/01/30/royal-navy-gets-mega-missile-which-travels-at-three-times-the-speed-of-sound-115875-23726576/
money money lovely money,
And its all British ,
Just a supersonic thought.
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What a load of nonsense, what are you putting in your mate, it can't be yerber - perhaps coca? DREAM ON.
Filippo is a British troll. He's been on here before.
In 1970's my father responsible for helping to disappear many thousands of political traitors from this country but his work was undo by failiur of our coward military to win Las Mavlinas battle. But always remember that parents of disapeared were praising their government when we re-occupied Las Malvinas, this is proof that people believe in our country more than they care for their family. This is what make Argentine such strong country.
We can be strong again, with all our might and all our passion directed at Las Malvinas and ignore all our problem at home, we can again be strong.
Never give in to English colonials because our blood is thicker than water and the blood of Las Malvinas I believe is black gold for which many of us with right connections can get very rich from.
My grandparents move to Argentina from Italy after the war due to British occupation and my grandfather being wanted on false accusations of war crimes. he went on to work for military government in 1950's and helped shape Argentine intelligence, in techniques for obtaining information from leftists and in nutating their political views.
So, according to you, you old man murdered the people of Argentina.
'We can be strong again' no you cannot, because murdering people like that just makes you cowardly psychopaths.
Not only that, your wop grandfather 'being wanted on false accusations of war crimes' LIKE FATHER LIKE SON (your father).
If this really is your family history I would keep my mouth shut in case someone (like me) came along and slashed your left carotid artery, your windpipe and your right carotid artery from behind you before you even knew what was happening. AND I am just the man to avenge the poor bastards your bastard wop grandfather and father murdered.
GOT THE MESSAGE YOU COWARD.
Given the choice between being diplomacy and child like spats of anger and lies, they choose child like spats of anger and lies.
Argentina has never recovered from being a wannabe be Axis power in the 1930's. Argentina's version of fascism (like that of Spain's) remained undefeated by WW2 Allied powers. It hadn't even had to fight a real civil war to maintain power, just murder 50,000-100,000 of its own unarmed political activists and we all know how easy that was for their brave and heroic military men, like their hero Commander Astiz.
It took the Falklands War to shake the Argentines into some semblance of reality. Remove their military government and see the Americans as something other than a benevolent uncle, rather more like a the uncle you kept your children away from, you know the one in the old mack who always had his hands in his pockets and a grimace on his lips.
But within a few short years a girl came alone, a wannabe Eva Peron and took them all the way back to year zero! And the Argentine people gave up their collective memory and switched back to servile child.
In the West it's very difficult to understand how the average Argentine thinks. We have to imagine how our own per-adolescent children think and we can then get into their mindset. Give them a box of toy soldiers & some flags to play with and they are as happy as pie, tell them that they can't own Tracey Island though and they will cry their eyes out.
At school, the teachers would always tell them “Tracey Island” was their's. Even though the reality was, it wasn't..
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