The Rio Group XVIII presidential summit which ended this Friday in Rio do Janerio included in its final declaration a chapter in support of Argentina's claim over the Falklands/Malvinas.
THE Chairman of the South Atlantic Medal Association says he has taken a modicum of comfort from a Defence minister's comments in Parliament about commemorations planned for the 25th anniversary of the Falklands War.
Australian delegates to a meeting of Antarctic treaty nations are claiming a major success in the fight against patagonian toothfish poachers.
The European Central Bank decided Thursday to leave Eurozone interest rates unchanged at 2%. The decision was expected by financial markets since there are growing concerns about the economic recovery of the Eurozone twelve nations.
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato said that the main challenge for re-elected United States president George W. Bush during his second mandate will be the budget deficit.
Consumer prices during October in Chile advanced 0,3% totalling so far this year 2,6% and 1,9% in the last twelve months.
United States Ambassador in Brazil John Danilovich said in Rio do Janeiro that negotiations for the creation of the Free Trade of the Americas Association, should resume before the end of 2004.
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Peruvian and Brazilian presidents Alejandro Toledo and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva inaugurated Thursday in Rio do Janeiro the XVIIIth Rio Group presidential summit which this Friday will release a document pledging support for Haiti, democracy and regional integration.
Naval units from Argentina, Brazil, Spain, United States and Uruguay will be participating until November 19 in the annual Unitas Atlantic exercises which this year will take place mostly in Uruguayan territorial waters.