RESEARCH which could have help combat toothfish poaching is being carried out by a team of scientists who visited the Falkland Islands last week.
The 24th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) began in Quito yestarday with a minute of silence in memory of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan and speeches by Ecuadorian President Lucio Gutierrez and OAS Secretary-General Cesar Gaviria.
Argentine Foreign Secretary Rafael Bielsa said he expects in the coming twelve months Great Britain will authorize a direct flight to the Falkland Islands, which will be achieved by generating a climate of reciprocal trust.