Stories for June 16th 2003

Monday, June 16th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Mercosur presidential summit.

Asunción, the capital of Paraguay that currently holds the chair of Mercosur will be hosting a presidential summit this Wednesday to which Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has also been invited.

Monday, June 16th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Reforms expected from Argentina.

Even when prospects for a long term agreement (three years) between Argentina and the International Monetary Fund, IMF, with blessings from the United States government, are encouraging the country still must comply with an agenda of “absolutely imperative structural reforms”.

Monday, June 16th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Fisheries News.

Headlines:
Toothfish operators fight illegal fishing; Twelve years cod ban in North Sea proposed; Eight months red tide ban continues in Santa Cruz; EU restrictions threaten krill meal; Good shrimp season forecasted in Patagonia;

Monday, June 16th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Councillors Summers and Birmingham speeches before C24.

This Monday elected Falkland Islands Councillors Mike Summers and John Birmingham addressed the United Nations annual meeting of the Decolonization Committee, also known as C 24.

Monday, June 16th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Bielsa: seduction means seriousness and predictability.

Reclaiming full sovereignty over the Malvinas/Falklands “is a non waivable objective of the Argentine people and a continuous State policy for the new government”, emphasized Argentine Foreign Affairs Secretary Rafael Bielsa before the United Nations Decolonization Committee unveiling President Nestor Kirchner policy regarding the South Atlantic dispute with the United Kingdom.