MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 2004
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Wednesday, April 28th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
No re-negotiation of 1999 agreement, say Falkland's Councillors.
Falklands Councillors have refuted reported Argentine Government suggestions that the 1999 Joint Statement will be re-negotiated every 5 years, and is due for renewal this year.
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Wednesday, April 28th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
FIBS Breaking News.
Former Falklands Governors David Tatham and William Fullerton are among a group of former ambassadors who have today published a high-profile open letter to Tony Blair criticising his policy in the Middle East.
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Tuesday, April 27th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Interest in South Atlantic hydrocarbons
Venezuelan and Brazilian government owned oil companies are interested in exploring in the South Atlantic basins according to sources from the Argentine Federal Planning Ministry, reports La Nacion in its Monday's edition.
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Tuesday, April 27th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
EU demands more integration from future associates
The European Union cautioned Andean and Central American countries that any future trade association must have trade significance and is conditioned to the current World Trade Organization round.
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Tuesday, April 27th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Colombia acquits three IRA suspects
A Colombian court this Monday acquitted three Irish Republican Army members of training local leftist rebels in bomb-making techniques. However the court sentenced the three on false documentation charges.
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Tuesday, April 27th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Record trade surplus in Brazil
Brazil's trade surplus reached 7,678 billon US dollars between January 1 and April 25, a significant increase over the 5,291 billion US dollars of the same period a year ago reported the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade.
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Tuesday, April 27th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Mercosur natural gas integration
Brazilian Mines and Energy Minister Dilma Rousseff emphasized the significance of natural gas integration between Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil.
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Tuesday, April 27th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Colombian oil output declining.
Colombian oil output dropped almost 6% in the first quarter of 2004 compared to the same period last year reported this Tuesday state-owned oil company Ecopetrol.
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Monday, April 26th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Copper price boom helps Chile.
The Chilean government Copper Committee, Cochilco, has increased this year's estimates for the red metal that will now stand in a range of 126 to 130 US cents the pound.
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Monday, April 26th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Formal Chilean protest to Bolivia.
Chile presented Bolivia a formal protest following the signing of a natural gas supply agreement between Argentina and Bolivia that specifically excludes any gas from going to Chile said Chilean Foreign Affairs minister Soledad Alvear.
