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Stories for July 17th 2001

• Tuesday, July 17th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Antarctic Treaty Secretariat to be based in Argentina.

  Argentina has won its long campaign to be the headquarters of the Antarctic Treaty. The United Kingdom has dropped its objections on the basis of assurances that Argentina will focus its Antarctic activities on civilian scientific endeavour.

• Tuesday, July 17th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Anglo -Argentina De-Mining Study

  At their London meeting, the British and Argentine Foreign Ministers agreed in principle that their two Governments should “exchange notes” on carrying out a “de-mining feasibility study in the Falkland Islands”.

• Tuesday, July 17th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina: Political support for “zero-deficit”

  After days of intense and marathonic bargaining the Argentine government finally managed political support for its zero deficit financial program that should ease international credit conditions and put the country's economy back in track.