Tag: US State Department

• Wednesday, March 13th 2013 - 03:40 UTC

  Falklands: US formal position unchanged but describes the referendum as ‘democratic’

  

  The US State Department spokesperson said on Tuesday that Washington’s formal position regarding the Falklands/Malvinas despite the democratic referendum results, “has not changed: we recognize de facto UK administration of the Islands, but we take no position on sovereignty claims”.

• Thursday, September 29th 2011 - 00:12 UTC

  US will vote against loans to Argentina in World Bank and IDB

  

  The US State Department said on Wednesday that Argentina must normalize relations with creditors. The statement follows an announcement last week from the Treasury Department warning that the US will vote against granting loans to Argentina in multilateral organizations.

• Friday, April 8th 2011 - 22:51 UTC

  US report on Argentina questions judicial system and campaign against the media

  

  The US State Department released its annual report on human rights around the world and questioned the Argentine judicial system’s independence along with a series of abuses carried out by police forces including deaths and torture claims.