Stories for June 18th 2003

Wednesday, June 18th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Fisheries Hot News.

Headlines:
Mar del Plata benefits from lack of squid in the south; Japan and Peru at odds over squid licences; Galician jiggers set eyes on Greenland; Chile and China discuss high seas fishing.

Wednesday, June 18th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Mercosur takes a step towards free trade pact talks with India.

Mercosur foreign ministers have signed the draft of a negotiating protocol they hope will eventually lead to a mutually beneficial free-trade pact between the South American trade bloc and India.

Wednesday, June 18th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Falkland Is. Government makes donation to Oxfam.

Falkland Islands Government (FIG) donates £1,000 to Oxfam GB in support of the charity's work in Iraq, continuing its pledge to help relieve human suffering and crisis situations around the world.

Wednesday, June 18th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Brazilian president awarded Prince of Asturias prize

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was named Wednesday as this year's winner of the Prince of Asturias Prize for International Cooperation, the latest individual to be honored by the Hispanic world's equivalent of the Nobels.

Wednesday, June 18th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

UK dismisses sovereignty discussions.

The United Kingdom dismissed any attempt by the new Argentine government to reopen sovereignty discussions over the Falkland Islands.

Wednesday, June 18th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Breaking News.

Headlines:
FTAA timetable in doubt;
Ample support for President Kirchner;
Buenos Aires and Montevideo among the cheapest cities.

Wednesday, June 18th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

La Nación praises Argentine-British relations.

Buenos Aires daily La Nación praised in its Wednesday main editorial the Falklands speech of Foreign Affairs Secretary Rafael Bielsa last Monday before the United Nations Decolonization Committee and simultaneously highlighted the traditional friendship of Argentina with Britain.