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Foreign Secretary to meet Argentine Foreign Minister.

Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw is to meet Argentine Foreign Minister, Adalberto Giavarini later this month. This will happen on 17th during Giavarini's visit to the UK. Speaking of the visit, Jack Straw said, "The UK and Argentina have a wide range of common interests including trade and investment, the UN and other international issues. I look forward to meeting Mr Giavarini and working with him to continue to build UK-Argentine relations." Government House First Secretary, Russ Jarvis said it would be inconceivable that South Atlantic Issues would not be mentioned, however he said it is unlikely that any matter would be discussed in detail. Adding "sovereignty will not be on the table for discussion and Argentina is well aware of HMG's position on that." The visit is part of the planned programme of Ministerial contacts proposed by the former Foreign Secretary, Robin Cook, during his meeting with Giavarini in January last year at Stockholm.

FCO Representative in Islands

Karen Williams, Assistant to Desk Officer Claire Filshy in the Overseas Territories Department of the FCO is currently in the Islands for a familiarisation visit. She was recently appointed in the post and covers for Claire Filshy, who deals will all matters to do with the Falkland Islands with the exception of fisheries. Since Monday she has met with members of Falkland Conservation, Environmental Planning, and Richard Baker of FIDC and hopes to meet with councillors before departing on Saturday.

Former Government House 1st Secretary dies

It is with regret that we report the death of Craig Shelton, former first Secretary. He died earlier this week following an illness he'd had for some time. He was first secretary at Government House between 1993-96. The funeral will be held on Thursday the 12th July in Leicestershire at 1.30pm. Government House have a contact number and address for anyone wishing to send their condolences.

More than half of Falkland population owns computers

More than half the population owns computers in the Falklands according to 2001 census. Of the 1052 households outside MPA, 542 have a computer and 454 have Internet access. 536 have a fax machine and the most common ap