Bolivia summoned a Venezuelan diplomat for having made statements against former leader and presidential candidate Jorge Quiroga which were considered as ”interference with (Bolivian) domestic affairs”, according to an official release Wednesday in La Paz.
The Argentine Army presented Wednesday the first prototype of a locally assembled tank, Patagon, which is considered the first step towards creating a national defense procurement industry.
Peru failed to conclude a free trade agreement with the United States and decided Wednesday to take a break in negotiations, as had happened with its Andean partners, Colombia and Ecuador, the day before
Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ratified Wednesday the country's successful economic policy emphasizing that Finance Minister Antonio Palocci plays a crucial role in its achievement and brushed aside proposals for a laxer fiscal policy to promote growth.
Trade among the Latinamerican Integration Association (ALADI) members is forecasted t reach 74 billion US dollars this year, 24% higher that in 2004.
Commonwealth leaders will warn rich nations this week that failure to reach a new global trade deal would signal to developing countries they do not care about poverty and could undermine democracy in poorer nations.
Significant changes making the workings of the Falkland Islands government more transparent and accountable were approved during a meeting Wednesday, of the new Legislative Council.
Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, currently in custody in Chile, would be the second hopeful in a run off with leading presidential candidate Lourdes Flores, if he was allowed to participate in the April 2006 general election, according to an opinion poll from Datum published last Tuesday in Lima.
After three long years of negotiations Chilean beef, lamb and pork have achieved direct access to the United States market informed the US Food Safety Inspection Service to its Chilean counterpart Agriculture and Livestock Survey, SAG.
Two Lords and four British MPs are on a two days official visit to Argentina interested in knowing the political situation of the country and strengthening bilateral relations.