Green light for Uruguayan flight to Falklands; Argentine ambassador says it’s not commercially viable
The Uruguayan government through the Ministry of Defence gave the green light to a local air cargo company, Airclass which requested authorization to make a commercial flight to the Falkland Islands sometime this month.
The airline made the normal procedure of requesting permission for such a flight from the Uruguayan Civil Aviation and Aeronautics infrastructure agency, but given the ‘sensitivity of the issue and its possible political consequences’ the Defence ministry was consulted on the matter.
The reply was that there is no problem as long as the company “complies with all the technical requisites”.
The Falklands are a British Overseas Territory but Argentina claims sovereignty and is involved in an aggressive campaign and diplomatic escalade with London demanding talks on the Islands sovereignty.
The campaign has turned so aggressive that Argentina’s pretension to limit air and sea access to the Falklands and threatening companies involved in the fishing and oil industries in the Islands has been described as a ‘blockade’.
The flight is an attempt to link commercially the Falklands with Uruguayan suppliers given the interest shown in the Islands when a Uruguayan delegation of business people and agriculture experts visited the Falklands last February.
Guillermo Wild, vice-president from the Uruguay-British chamber of commerce confirmed contacts between Falklands companies interested in goods and supplies from Uruguay, but did not have much information on the volume of freight, if any, had been confirmed.
Last week the Argentine ambassador in Montevideo Dante Dovena downplayed the real interest of Uruguayan companies of doing business with the Falklands.
“In reality it mustn’t be a great deal selling or shipping to the Malvinas because apparently so far not a single businessman has put his name in the aircraft that is going sometime this month. Just think there are only 2.500 inhabitants much less than any neighbourhood of Montevideo. The whole issue must be seen in its true dimension” said Ambassador Doverna.
Argentina officially informed Uruguay that it does not oppose a commercial flight as long as there is no government involvement in the operation.
From the Falklands, Member of the Legislative Assembly Sharon Halford quoted by the Uruguayan press said that the air flight announcement is ‘marvellous news’.
“It’s wonderful, Uruguay is simply complying with International law regarding free trade”, said MLA Halford.
Last week also the Uruguayan presidency clarified some statements from Foreign Minister Luis Almagro who established some sort of parallelism between the alleged Argentine blockade of the Falklands/Malvinas with that of Cuba, saying that Uruguay will not support or be part of any action that violates the human rights of the Falklands community.
The official five-point communiqué from the Uruguayan Executive says that “there is no blockade to the inhabitants of the Malvinas Islands by any country of the continent”, adding that “in no case is it remotely acceptable the comparison ‘made by the media’, since as has been indicated afore, there is no blockade of the inhabitants of the Malvinas Islands, as does effectively exist a blockade which violates international law regarding Cuba”.
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Bravo to the Uruguayan for foiling the Argentinians yet again.
(A reminder: They were just recently rationing breakfast at a hotel in Port Stanley to just 1 egg per person.)
Could it be that a new dawn is breaking in South America?
It would certainly seem that way
You never know, at this rate the islanders may self-determine their way to becoming Uruguayan ;)
It may well be that they want to develop logistics and transportation links betweent the UK, Uruguay and the Falklands with a long term view on the development of fields in Uruguay and the Falklands.
As far as I'm aware BP isn't directly involved in the Falklands at present, but I suspect they will be because it's their technology that will be used for extraction.
Its the way of everyone who gets held down by an aggressor at some point there is always a response to the aggression and quite frankly Argentina is in no position to keep doing these things to other countries nor is it anywhere near strong enough.
The news for the last couples of months has been nothing short of disastrous for Argentina.
Time to reap what you sow.
As for the despotic Argentine Ambassador to Uruguay, WGAF what that snake thinks?
This twat thinks he is the Governor General of Uruguay as it is.
Many a truth is said in jest.
Trade between Uruguay and the Falkland Islands. Will wonders never cease? But argie ambassador Doverna must learn to get his figures right. The population is over 3,000, not 2,500. And why should argieland think it could object if there is Uruguayan government involvement? Unless argieland thinks it “owns” Uruguay! Wonder how the Uruguayan people would feel about that?
Cheers! i40.tinypic.com/263df9v.jpg
www.winesofuruguay.co.uk
A few bottles of this would do as a thank-you (www.waitrosewine.com/230227703/Product.aspx). I was expecting Waitrose to have more Uruguayan wines to be honest.
www.bodegabouza.com/uruguay-wine/restaurant.php Does anyone know what the import duties would be to Port Stanley?
Also, I suggest they backhaul land mines from the Falklands to rebury along the shores of Rio Uruguay...
No wonder Argentina is screwed and any Argie with money wants to get their cash out.
Three flights to Buenes Aires = Hell no.
What does that tell you about Argentina?
Fray Bentos steak pie was a favourite dish in my house when I was growing up. Time to start buying them again.
Anyone remember the TV advert catchphrase?
'Fray Bentos Means Lean' !!!!!!
Uruguay for trading with pirates thieves and squatters, there is even a bridge to uruguay that should be immediately shut down, whoever helps the military regime in Malvinas Argentina should face the with us or against us treatment as USA does with all nations targeted for destruction.
Didn't you close the bridge and refuse to dredge the river anyways, before all this happened?
What? Argentina threaten a peaceful neighbour? This could become a habit.
“as USA does”.
Slight difference. They are a superpower - and Argentina ..... is not.
Argentina has already done that implicitly with import and currency restrictions - pay back time.
I suspect we will see more SA countries seek to retaliate to Argentina's closed trade system using a variety of methods.
Seems countries in SA only support Argentina whilst Argentina has commercial value to them which makes a lot of sense when you realise how untrustworthy Argentina has proven itself to be.
So much for the world supports Argentina, all we have seen for weeks is literally over 50 countries target Argentina.
And the USA would love the chance to punish Argentina further.
I suggest you write a letter immediately to the loony government of Argentina and they probably would given their bizarre foreign and domestic policies!
Good work Pirat-Hunter!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17576856
Cristina Fernandez !
Do you read English media craps at your resting time ?
We wait some -- secret documents on about English -- to reveal from you here.
There was another quote in Lancion today someone saying 15 military jets have crashed in the last 11 years. So the only training the piotes are getting is to be kamikazes hahahahhahaha
Someone should tell CFK it is only Argentina's territory if they can defend it.
Question: How many male La Campora members does it take to change a lightbulb?
Answer: Two; one to put on nothing but leather chaps and a cowboy hat, and another to watch and say 'oh yeh, that really gets me going'.
usurpatorssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
hate SA getting together, but you are doing it all time, in eurozone or nato (a militar and criminal organization) or commonwealth.
arent you going to invade sirya?? oh no,there isnt oil there. what are you going to steal, eh?? for killing civilians you dont have problem, with or without oil you love it in every part of the world.
Typical fool. Argentina chooses not to spend on military. Less than 1% of GDP (3.5billion). All our neighbors at least spend 3%, some more than 4%.
We could stop subsidizing university, healthcare, and medicine for 3 million illegal immigrants and a conservative gov could take over and stop funding the airlines, football, and other programs. That would free at least 10 billion a year (AR alone is 2 billion and Argentina football is half a billion, and those are nothing against education and health budgets).
Then bring GDP to military spending to 6% (twice our neighbors), and it would go to 30 billion dollar military spending.
South America and the Falklands should be glad we don't believe in that anymore.
Let's see Free Futbol or Defense, hmmm hard one, most intelligent leaders would pick defense.
It is only your land if you can defend it.
The more I see of the despicable 'Glorious Leader' and her fatuous kids (also fat in the case of Maxxi-baby) the more I wish someone would shoot the lot of them.
But of course there are no Argies over there with the balls to do anything about the inevitable slide from 'Laughing Stock Of The World' to annihilation.
Why are you mad? Is British sovereignty of the Falkland Islands getting to you? Perhaps you should try some of KFC's loony juice?
The UK already spends more than US$30billion on defence, you great ignoramus.
For Argentina to catch up to the UK they'd have to spend over US$120 billion for the next 10 years. The technology and assets the UK already has will be very difficult to catch up with and as the relentless march keeps going it will make it even harder to catch up.
The Type 45 & Typhoon are two good examples of many years of R&D that have lead to truly world beating technology.
The Type 45 is the most advanced warship in the world and the UK kitted out Typhoon depending on who you speak to is either 1st through to 4th most effective aircraft in its class for instance.
And then there is the special technology the US is willing to share with the UK like the F35 which is a truly stunning bit of kit.
I encourage the Argentine government to provide them with weapons for humanitarian reasons.
But you must admit, if Argentina trully became war mongering and used a lot of its budget on weapons and building a nuke, you guys would be really worried. Because you undoubtedly would still have the upper hand, but if you thought the Falklands was short and nasty imagine a repeat with that scenario. And how Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, and the others would feel. Kinda hot in the pants!
But thankfully, for all the crap you talk about us, you can say all those things for fun because we are not a threat, and we are not a threat unilaterally. We are a defacto Costa Rica in terms of military right now. Good for you and for us.
Because, surely, you are no Chauvinist chav going around claiming Britain is the best thing that happened to humanity since H20.
“yeh yeh Jose, yeh, HSBC is argentinian because I sprayed it blue and white”
“yeh Phillipo-philipo, I kicked the door, yeh yeh”
“yeh yeh, what does Maximo want us to do now?”
@ 62 Mucho chiste pedorro, pero tenés un dolor de cola impresionante, mucho tratar de disimular tu frustración por no tener las malvinas, pero no sirve de nada che, seguila mamando :)
@ 47 malem, does your b*tt hurt too much?
What you smoking? banana leaves?
Says who?
You now have a government using sanctions/embargoes/restrictions to try to get its way over the Falklands, which we all know is a distraction from the sad truth that Argentina's internal problems grow worse, so your Ambassador weighs in with a view on the commercial viability of a flight from Uruguay to Falklands. He should keep his nose out of other countries business.
As to your name Pirat-Hunter, clearly you have delusions of grandeur and it is sad to think you have swallowed all the lies about your country's claim to the Falklands. We Brits are comfortable with our country's standpoint and the legitimacy of the Falklands population. We are true to our word and you are not. The Convention of Settlement signed by Argentina killed dead the claim Argentina had on the Falklands. it can be found on line though maybe not in print in your homeland possibly because of the banning of books with high lead content in the ink.... :-)
It's already a military airport, so should be able to take a 747/777. The question is more about the destinations and auditing of safety for organisations who have flights over large open seas with no secondary airports.
Hi ynsere. The 54% vote for the Mad Bitch which the Argies kept on about refers ONLY to those who voted on the day, not of those elligible to vote in the election and did not.
The actual share of the ELLIGIBLE vote was only 36.2%, so she managed just over a third. :o)
The only aircraft that may require a longer runway are exceptionally heavily laden cargo aircraft taking off with a very heavy fuel load and for them you would simply lay an aluminium planking runway extension (but I can't actually picture any situation where a cargo flight would be taking such a load out of the Falklands).
... maybe mothra, or that one that looks like a beetle.
LOL.
Keep the Falklands British -
www.facebook.com/pages/Keep-the-Falklands-British/123151384435619?sk=wall&filter=1
@55 - that 'truly stunning bit of kit' F35 is a complete lemon - see www.youtube.com/watch?v=27qdB1D0s9M&feature=related
You only need to watch three minutes to get the idea.
Be ready to swim to help the Boeing 727 if crashes in the Atlantic because argentinians like me are tired of hearing your bla bla bla...
I think it is the so called Argie who 'lives in the states', but has admitted to being in BA, with his own business (grasscutting I think) and was 'educated at a top US University' but cannot string sentances in English together just like this idiot.
For the life of me I cannot remember 'his' tag: any ideas?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyPC0SD0PGw
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTBAjfgHLyk&feature=relmfu
www.youtube.com/watch?v=azwWSN2pukk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSvQw00SV-c
www.ripoffreport.com/government-worker/argentina-tourists-m/argentina-tourists-murdered-l-33f51.htm
www.ripoffreport.com/federal-government/cristina-kirchner/cristina-kirchner-cristina-kir-dc9b0.htm
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