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Monday, March 12th 2012 - 22:17 UTC

Trade, political refugees and Falklands’ flights in CFK/Piñera summit agenda

Apablaza a thorn in bilateral relations for the Chilean government

Increasing common infrastructure projects such as tunnels and border crossings between Chile and Argentina will be the main motive of this week’s presidential summit between Sebastian Piñera and Cristina Fernandez.

Monday, March 5th 2012 - 06:04 UTC

Change in Argentine policy is “an attempt to collect support and look less mean”

The Argentine president wants three weekly flights to the Falklands

The apparent change in Argentine policy towards the Falkland Islands by offering three direct flights to the Islands from Buenos Aires instead of cutting the air link with Chile, as had been anticipated, was described by Chilean diplomatic sources as “an attempt to collect international support and look less mean”.

Friday, March 2nd 2012 - 21:33 UTC

Any negotiations “must start from a position of trust” Falklands tells Argentina

MLA Rogers sceptical about any proposal to give Argentina control over access to the Falklands

Negotiations must start from a position of trust and “it is hard to trust a Government who so easily break their word, and who deny our right to exist as a people”, said Falklands lawmaker Roger Edwards in response to the announcement by Argentine President Cristina Fernandez on direct air-links to the Falklands.

Friday, March 2nd 2012 - 05:06 UTC

Falklands distrust to Argentine proposal, but recall 1999 deal is ‘three sided’

MLA Sawle, “the announcement was very muddled and with errors” of dates and number of flights

Falkland Islanders reacted with skepticism and further distrust to the latest announcements by Argentine president Cristina Fernandez regarding air links with Argentina, while Falklands’ elected lawmakers said the proposal was too ‘muddled’ and with errors for the local government to respond.

Thursday, March 1st 2012 - 22:48 UTC

UK expects Argentina to honour accords and refers any flights’ discussions to the Falklands’ government

The weekly Lan Chile flight operates from Punta Arenas to MPA

The UK expects Argentina to honour its commitments under the 1999 agreement allowing for flights to the Falkland Islands from Chile and insisted that any discussions on flights were a matter for the Falkland Islands government.

Thursday, March 1st 2012 - 22:38 UTC

Argentina wants to review 1999 accord with Aerolineas direct flights Buenos Aires/Falklands

The Argentine president address was over three-hour non-stop

President Cristina Fernandez said Argentina will seek to re-negotiate the 1999 accord with the UK which allows for a weekly flight connecting the Falklands Islands and Chile, and replace it with three schedules a week but from Buenos Aires and in the country’s flag carrier, Aerolineas Argentinas.

Thursday, February 23rd 2012 - 04:13 UTC

LAN slashes Chile-South America fares to promote tourism and air travel

The Chilean carrier has successfully applied the model since 2006 for its domestic routes

Chile’s flag-carrier LAN announced that as of Wednesday it will cut Chile-South America fares as much as 40%. For years LAN has used what is known as the low-cost carrier model on its domestic flights, which has greatly reduced fares on its domestic flights and increased traffic.

Tuesday, February 21st 2012 - 21:14 UTC

Suspending Lan flight can only be seen as an “economic blockade” against the people of the Falklands

Ambassador Benjamin says other ‘domestic interests’ are involved in Argentina’s attitude

British ambassador in Chile Jon Benjamin said that if Lan flights to the Falkland Islands from Chile are suspended this can only be interpreted as an “economic blockade” of the Islands and strongly suggested that the administration of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez is trumpeting the Malvinas card pushed by “domestic interests”.

Monday, February 13th 2012 - 21:05 UTC

Chilean community in Falklands plan to write a letter to President Piñera

The community displayed Chilean, Falklands, UK and Magallanes flags

After a successful turnout and demonstration last week, the Chilean community in the Falkland Islands will be deciding this week on addressing letters to President Sebastian Piñera and President of the Senate, Guillermo Guiralde to tell them that in the Islands there is also a piece of Chile.

Monday, February 13th 2012 - 05:39 UTC

Chile denies ‘media rumours’ of Argentine sea and air blockade to the Falklands

Minister Moreno: “no talks have taken place, or a request or questioning regarding Lan Chile's flights”

Chilean Foreign Affairs minister Alfredo Moreno denied rumours that Argentina had requested Chile to join a blockade of the Falklands Islands and also reassured that the government of President Cristina Fernandez has not questioned the commercial air link between Santiago and the Islands.

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