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Stories for March 11th 2004

• Thursday, March 11th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  FTAA negotiations postponed for a month

  Countries participating in the conformation of the United States sponsored Free Trade Association of the Americas, FTAA, decided to postpone for a month the coming March 17 meeting of Deputy Chancellors to be held in Puebla, Mexico, because no minimum agreements were reached.

• Thursday, March 11th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Mercosur “is more vision than reality” claims EU

  European Union and Mercosur representatives exchanged criticisms at the beginning of a round of talks in Buenos Aires that should lead to the completion of the Cooperation, Political and Trade agreement between both blocks in the coming months.

• Thursday, March 11th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  IMF anticipates a “collaborative agreement” with Argentine creditors

  Ms. Anne Krueger, Acting Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this Wednesday praised the achievements of the Argentine economy and anticipated that later this month the Executive Board will have completed the second review of the stand by agreement.

• Thursday, March 11th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  “Maya V” observer “loved shooting sea birds”

  Serious accusations were aired in the Montevideo press against the Uruguayan Fisheries Department observer of the longliner “Maya V”, apprehended by the Australian Navy for allegedly illegally fishing.

• Thursday, March 11th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Artefacts from “Graf Spee” on display in Montevideo

  A brush, a light bulb and a lens that have been resting on the seabed for 65 years are some of the objects found in the rangefinder structure of the German battleship “Graf Spee” that will be on public exhibition in Montevideo.