Stories for January 2012

Friday, January 20th 2012 - 00:11 UTC
Timerman: “Malvinas” strategy is working, not even English newspapers support Cameron

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman assured that Argentina’s strategy on the Malvinas Islands sovereignty claim “is working” and added that “the only way for England to get out of this mess is through direct negotiations with Argentina.”
Friday, January 20th 2012 - 00:07 UTC
Prince Harry will visit Brazil in March and open Britain GREAT 2012 campaign

HRH Prince Harry will visit Brazil in March, Foreign Secretary William Hague confirmed on Thursday. Hague is currently on a two-day visit to Brazil and made the announcement during a press conference next to Sérgio Cabral, Governor of Rio de Janeiro.
Friday, January 20th 2012 - 00:02 UTC
Argentina praises ‘immediate support’ from the region in the Falklands’ dispute

Argentina’s acting president and Vice-President Amado Boudou praised the immediate support expressed by several countries in the region in the bilateral conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty.
Friday, January 20th 2012 - 00:00 UTC
Ambassador Argüello presents credentials and gives Obama a ‘one dollar’ gaucho silver knife

Argentina’s Ambassador in United States Jorge Argüello delivered his credential letters to President Barack Obama, who expressed his “joy” for the positive results of his counterpart Cristina Fernández surgery.
Thursday, January 19th 2012 - 23:11 UTC
The white settlers’ dilemma

by James Nielson, Buenos Aires Herald - David Cameron was certainly being provocative when he accused Cristina’s government of “colonialism”. It was a quite dreadful thing to say.
Thursday, January 19th 2012 - 23:07 UTC
“Argentina plotting a mock fishermen’s Falklands’ invasion” says UK media

A British newspaper revealed that the UK Prime Minister’s accusations of ‘colonialism’ against Argentina came after being warned that “Buenos Aires was plotting a mock fishermen’s invasion” of the Falkland Islands.
Thursday, January 19th 2012 - 06:03 UTC
“To all effects” Venezuela is fully integrated to Mercosur, says Uruguay

“In practical terms Venezuela if fully integrated to Mercosur” said Uruguayan Foreign Affairs minister Luis Almagro during a meeting this week with foreign correspondents.
Thursday, January 19th 2012 - 06:00 UTC
Trade balance with Argentina is ‘definitively positive’ says Uruguayan minister

Uruguayan Foreign Minister Luis Almagro said that the trade balance between Uruguay and Argentina is “definitely positive” although admitting some manufacturing sectors face difficulties because of the current Argentine obstructions to imports.
Thursday, January 19th 2012 - 05:57 UTC
Brazil cuts basic rate to 10.5% and signals further reductions in the future

Brazil’s central bank indicated on Wednesday it will keep cutting interest rates at the current pace after it reduced borrowing costs by a half-point to 10.5%, for a fourth straight meeting.
Thursday, January 19th 2012 - 05:55 UTC
FIFA tells Brazil beer must be sold at the 2014 World Cup matches

Beer must be sold at all venues hosting matches in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, football's world governing body, Fifa, has insisted. Fifa General Secretary, Jerome Valcke, said the right to sell beer must be enshrined in a World Cup law the Brazilian Congress is considering.