Peruvian and Chilean officials will be meeting in Santiago this Tuesday to address defence expenditure issues which are souring relations between the two Pacific neighbours.
The IMF is not willing to extend the repayments timetable of the current stand by agreement with Argentina as was requested by Argentine Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna during his latest visit to Washington.
Miami, which is competing with ten other cities to become the permanent seat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas, FTAA, Secretariat, officially presented this Monday its proposal.
IMF Managing Director General Horst Koehler admitted in Brasilia that the multilateral institution needs to reformulate its approach towards Latinamerica.
Interim report on the 3D-seismic programme in the North Falkland Basin
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Even from a distance the windswept hill where the Argentine Military Cemetery stands - on the still disputed Falkland Islands - looked different. Gone is the main cross and the wooden fence at the back of this enclosed graveyard laid out like an inverted letter T. In its place we now find a crescent shaped trench where the Argentine War Memorial will some day stand.
Thousands of supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez filled the streets yesterday to protest foreign interference in the country's affairs and to demand ”respect for the (national) electoral authority.” Meanwhile, opposition groups demonstrated in eastern Caracas and in other Venezuelan cities against the decision by the National Electoral Council (CNE) to review questionable signatures collected in favor of the recall referendum against Chavez.
Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide arrived in the Central African Republic early Monday after fleeing his country, state radio reported.
The following statement was made by Minister Bill Rammell to the UK Parliament today.