Argentina

Tuesday, April 17th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Malvinas with no umbrella policy

There's a close relation between the fate of the Islands claimed by Argentina and the future of the developing world. The British will only yield when Argentina's international power is greater than theirs.

By Cesar Mayoral, Argentine ambassador before United Nations.
Tuesday, April 17th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine economy booming but in full production capacity

Argentina's economic activity in February expanded 7.9% over the same month a year ago, and 0.6% over January 2007, according to the latest release from the National Statistics and Census Office, Indec.
Monday, April 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands' war: Argentine officers face charges from veterans

More than twenty Malvinas war veterans from the Argentine northern province of Corrientes with the support from the local Human Rights Office have gone to court claiming human rights abuses and even killings by their own officers during the armed 1982 conflict between Argentina and Great Britain.
Monday, April 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
“Almirante Irizar” waiting to be towed to Puerto Belgrano

Argentine icebreaker “Almirante Irizar” which caught fire last Tuesday in the South Atlantic remained on Monday anchored 140 miles off Puerto Madryn waiting for an improvement in weather conditions so she can be towed to Puerto Belgrano.
Friday, April 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner tells IMF to MYOB and stop making recommendations

Argentine president Nestor Kirchner on Thursday again criticized the International Monetary Fund, IMF, and ironically said that “the IMF no longer can indicate what we should do, we well know what happened when we did so”.
Friday, April 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina: half approval for bill sanctioning fishing in Falklands waters

After some modifications were applied, the House of Representatives approved on Wednesday, 11 April, a draft law consisting of tougher sanctions on fishing companies that have interests in Argentine waters and operate in the Falkland waters.
Thursday, April 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Mrs. Kirchner: “honor” for Malvinas veterans and sovereignty dialogue

Argentina's First Lady Senator Cristina Fernandez called for “dialogue and perseverance” in the struggle to recover the Malvinas/Falklands sovereignty and asked for “honor and respect” for those who fought in the 1982 South Atlantic conflict.
Wednesday, April 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine Congress launches Malvinas Observatory website

The Argentine government renewed on Tuesday its call to the United Kingdom for a resumption of dialogue on the Falkland Islands sovereignty. The occasion was the official launching of the web site of the Malvinas Parliamentary Observatory which functions in the Argentine Congress Lower House.
Wednesday, April 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine teachers' strife sparks further political unrest

The beleaguered governor of the Patagonian province of Neuquén Jorge Sobisch reshuffled on Tuesday his cabinet and decapitated the provincial police force following last week's death of a teacher during street protests which on Monday forced Argentina to an almost standstill.
Wednesday, April 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina/Uruguay pulp mills dispute remains “unchanged”

Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez currently visiting Chile said that the pulp mills conflict with Argentina remains “unchanged” as far as Uruguay is concerned because “we won't negotiate until the bridges blockades are definitively lifted”.