Stories for November 12th 2007

Monday, November 12th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
NZ - Uruguay relations expanding in new directions

Regular New Zealand-Uruguay bilateral foreign policy talks and doubling the number of working holiday visas granted each year between the two countries have been announced by Prime Minister Helen Clark and Uruguay President Dr Tabare Vazquez today.
Monday, November 12th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
UN's Ban Meet With Lula In Brazil On Climate Change

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met on Monday to discuss Brazil's leading role in tackling climate change.
Monday, November 12th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Uruguay to keep border with Argentina shut for now

Uruguayan Foreign Minister Reynaldo Gargano yesterday ratified the country's decision to set up a border guard watch over the bridge joining the Argentine city of Gualeguaychú and the Uruguayan town of Fray Bentos.
Monday, November 12th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
UK Veterans minister heads Remembrance Day in Falklands

Britain's Veterans Minister Derek Twigg MP joined 250 veterans of the South Atlantic conflict of 25 years ago in the Remembrance Day service held in Stanley Cathedral in the Falkland Islands on Sunday 11 November.

NZ - Uruguay relations expanding in new directions