Stories for June 17th 2013

Monday, June 17th 2013 - 21:30 UTC
Latinamerica and Mercosur, priorities of Brazil foreign policy ratifies Rousseff

President Dilma Rousseff ratified Latinamerica and Mercosur as Brazil’s foreign policy priorities, but at the same time emphasizing the ‘excellent relations’ with the United States and the European Union.
Monday, June 17th 2013 - 19:44 UTC
India's Energy Ties with Iran Unsettle Washington

India's relentless search for hydrocarbons to fuel its booming economy has managed the rather neat diplomatic trick of annoying Washington, delighting Tehran and intriguing Baghdad, all the while leaving the Indian Treasury fretting about how to pay for its oil imports, given tightening sanctions on fiscal dealings with Iran.
Monday, June 17th 2013 - 19:38 UTC
Maduro meets Francis: agrees on ‘sincere’ dialogue with Venezuelan bishops’ conference

Pope Francis on Monday received in a 20-minute audience President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro in the hall of the Vatican Apostolic Library. On arrival at the hall known as Sala del Tronetto, the Venezuelan president said it was “an honour” to meet the pope, adding that he was “very impressed” and “happy” to be there. He also thanked the Argentine pope “for everything you are doing”.
Monday, June 17th 2013 - 19:25 UTC
Assange prepared to remain in Ecuadorean embassy in London another five years

Ecuador will continue to grant WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange asylum at its London embassy, the foreign minister said on Monday after failing to reach a solution to the case with Britain.
Monday, June 17th 2013 - 16:07 UTC
Paraguay president-elect will not be attending Mercosur summit in Montevideo

Paraguay president-elect Horacio Cartes ratified he will not be attending the coming Mercosur summit scheduled to take place July 12 in Montevideo, confirmed one of his foreign policy advisors since the Paraguayan position remains that “Venezuela is not a full member of Mercosur because the Paraguayan congress by overwhelming majority rejected such option in August 2012”.
Monday, June 17th 2013 - 16:03 UTC
Brazil and UK sign long term cooperation program in biotechnology research

The British Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) signed a Letter of Understanding to implement a new Cooperation Program to extend the long-term collaboration between the parties.
Monday, June 17th 2013 - 15:51 UTC
Expert in international cooperation next US ambassador in Brazil

President Barack Obama has named Lilian Ayalde a career diplomat with a long experience in international cooperation and former ambassador to Paraguay as the next ambassador to Brazil it was announced by the White House.
Monday, June 17th 2013 - 07:01 UTC
Brazilian protestors clash over excessive expenditure in World Cup stadiums

Police deployed tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse around 3,000 protestors from outside Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium ahead of the Confederations Cup match between Italy and Mexico on Sunday.
Monday, June 17th 2013 - 06:51 UTC
Falklands’ conflict depicted in opera ‘Allies’ based on Pinochet-Thatcher relationship

The relationship between former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and ex-Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet has been turned into an opera which opened in Paris for a five-night run. “Allies” revolves around a televised 1999 meeting of the two late leaders when Pinochet was being held under house arrest in Britain.