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Hague describes Chile as one of UK’s “greatest friends in the region”
The Foreign Secretary with Chilean minister Alfredo Moreno UK Foreign Secretary William Hague praised Chile during a meeting in London with his peer Alfredo Moreno to discuss a range of issues on which the two countries can work together.
“Chile is one of our greatest friends in the region and a valued international partner. We share common values on climate change, energy, human rights, education and international justice and security”, said the Foreign Secretary.
“I am delighted to have met Foreign Minister Moreno during his visit to the UK and of course we are looking forward to welcoming Chilean athletes to the London Olympic Games very shortly”.
Likewise Hague said that “since this Government began I have been dedicated to reinvigorating the UK’s relationship with Latin America. The Foreign Office has now opened new posts in Brazil and in El Salvador, we have seen a trebling of Ministerial visits to the region since 2010, and have had a series of Presidential visits to the UK”.
Finally the Foreign Secretary said that Latin America is a region that is growing in influence and Chile is one of the world’s fast-emerging economies.
“In our talks today we discussed how the UK and Chile can work together on the range of international issues that affect us and how we can make a difference together” concluded William Hague.
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Read all comments“President, I would like to take advantage of your presence here tonight with us to honour the memory of all those fallen heroes in that confrontation, and reiterate the most firm support of our country to Argentina’s rights in the sovereignty dispute referred to the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and adjoining maritime spaces” said Piñera at the Government House, La Moneda ceremony Thursday evening.
May 11th, 2012 - 09:49 pm 0http://en.mercopress.com/2012/03/16/pinera-reiterates-full-support-to-argentine-claims-over-the-falklands
@1 ... Hague didn't mention any sovereignty dispute, because to the British, there isn't one.
May 11th, 2012 - 09:53 pm 0Get over it, you're a tiresome bore.
@1 MA
May 11th, 2012 - 09:59 pm 0Fuckwit. You lost. Fuck with our friends and you'll lose again. Oh. please! give them dog tags this time. Fuck me. I'll set up a direct debit with the bank of england to pay for them. In $Us of course.
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