MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2004
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Thursday, July 8th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
“Storm” over HMS Tireless in Gibraltar.
A diplomatic storm seems to be brewing between Spain and the United Kingdom following Madrid's reaction to the coming visit to Gibraltar of a British nuclear powered submarine.
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Thursday, July 8th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Blindage industry booming with Iraq .
With an industry that has prospered in the midst of a violent and crime ridden society, Brazil has become the main supplier of armoured vehicles for civilian use in Iraq.
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Thursday, July 8th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Madrid “examining” Britain's “unfriendly acts”.
The Spanish government “for the moment” anticipated no reprisals for the latest visit to Gibraltar of the British nuclear submarine HMS Tireless. However it will examine the effects London's “unfriendly acts” may have on bilateral relations, Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos insisted this Thursday in Madrid.
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Wednesday, July 7th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Fox: Mercosur must become Latinamerica's strong voice.
Mexican president Vicente Fox confirmed his country will formally request to become an associate member of Mercosur during the block's coming presidential summit to be hosted this Friday by Argentina in Puerto Iguazú.
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Wednesday, July 7th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Chile supports Mexico.
Chile supports Mexico's Mercosur association petition which is scheduled to be considered this coming Friday during the biannual presidential summit in Argentina.
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Wednesday, July 7th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Redressing the balance of history.
The Belgrano had barely been sunk when the chorus of criticism began that the downing of the Argentine warship by British forces was unjustified. Surprisingly, the man who might have most cause to echo those cries does not.
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Wednesday, July 7th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil supports Mexico's Mercosur request.
Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva officially announced this Wednesday his country's full support to Mexico's Mercosur associate member request to be formally considered this Thursday in Argentina during the bi-annual presidential summit of the South American block.
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Wednesday, July 7th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina's doubts about enlarging Mercosur.
Argentina Foreign Affairs Minister Rafael Bielsa talking in Puerto Iguazu, said Mercosur should not discard creating the category of “observer member”, as a previous step to associate or full member.
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Tuesday, July 6th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
FI Governor in Magallanes promotes closer links.
With the purpose of resuming cultural links and ratifying the growing trade and communications relations with Magallanes Region in Chile, Falklands/Malvinas Islands governor Howard Pearce visited last week Punta Arenas, reports the local daily La Prensa Austral in this Monday's edition.
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Tuesday, July 6th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
British interest in Paraguayan oil potential.
British-based CDS Oil & Gas Group officially expressed this week its interest in exploring for petroleum and natural gas fields in northwestern Paraguay, revealed British ambassador in Asunción.
