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Falklands' prosperity and economic boom surprises visiting Brazilian delegation
Visiting Brazilian political advisor and environmentalist Eduardo Viola emphatically expressed support for the Falkland Islands’ right of self-determination during a press conference in Stanley with other visiting Brazilian colleagues, reports this week's edition of Penguin News. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rules” keen “to see better dialogue between the Falklands and Argentina”.
Mar 22nd, 2014 - 08:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0A good positive eye opener. Could not have said it better.
All Argentina has to do is put aside its spurious claim.
Mar 22nd, 2014 - 08:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0http://falklandstimeline.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/falklands-history19.pdf
Positive dialogue - It is amazing what can happen when people actually meet each other and talk, especially when it is their home you are discussing, which makes Timmerman's refusal to include islanders in any talks completely moronic
Mar 22nd, 2014 - 09:15 am - Link - Report abuse 0“The Falklands enjoy an exceptional level of amenities and prosperity and are on the right road to an even more prosperous future...”
Mar 22nd, 2014 - 10:56 am - Link - Report abuse 0No CT scanner though. LOL!
Joking aside I think this is yet again another positive week we've just had and these sorts of educational visits are going to continue. The programme of our own officials' visits to countries around the globe spreading the word has increased once again also.
“students a rare opportunity to study rapid economic growth of a country in their own region.”
Mar 22nd, 2014 - 11:50 am - Link - Report abuse 0The penny's dropped with these guys.
@4
No high rise skyscraper hotels either-how sad.
“indicating that immigration needed to be opened up.”
Mar 22nd, 2014 - 03:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0How hard would it be for the Falkland Islands population to be dominated by Argentine immigrants?
Then, as in Crimea, these Argentine immigrants take over the police and military, and hold a “referendum” just like in the Crimea.
I wonder if the Falkland Islanders ever considered such a scenario?
@4 They're healthy people compared to the mainland :-P
Mar 22nd, 2014 - 04:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0But seriously though, when will this delegation be arrested for cavorting with criminals again? Never? Shucks... Everyone is behind Argentina... all the better to laugh at CFK behind her back.
But even more seriously... everyone is visiting the islands (discretely or otherwise) it seems... except C24 and Argentine diplomats. Remind me why we should take either one seriously then?
There is a lot of prosperity in the isles in this kind of government payed vacations to members of our neighbours, that in compensation have to say someth of what they want to hear so as not to be kicked away.
Mar 22nd, 2014 - 05:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Falklands' prosperity and economic boom surprises visiting Brazilians,
Mar 22nd, 2014 - 06:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Of course it did,
And to be fair, it would surprise many other South American countries if these visited the Falklands,
To do business and trade with the Falklands will be the in thing in the years to come,
Bypassing that dilapidated has been Argentina…
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@8
Mar 22nd, 2014 - 07:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Oh dear, sour grapes eh!
Why no mercopress story on the missing plane...
Mar 22nd, 2014 - 07:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Portuguese TV........
Mar 22nd, 2014 - 08:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwspoE-gsDs
@8
Mar 23rd, 2014 - 01:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“ that in compensation have to say someth of what they want to hear so as not to be kicked away”
No-it's just that at last some South Americans have seen the truth that your Nazi propaganda has tried to hide..
@13
Mar 23rd, 2014 - 03:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Very commendable, I did not understand the post that Malen wrote @8, it was gobbledegook to me.
Joe Bloggs: “No CT scanner though. LOL!”
Mar 24th, 2014 - 06:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Pete Bog: “No high rise skyscraper hotels either-how sad.”
- and no life threatening pollution either! - you poor dears aren't civilised :-D
Why would any Argentine diplomat visit the Falklands?
Mar 25th, 2014 - 02:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Is there anything to negotiate?
I see no problem that the entire world visits and dialogues with the Falklanders. I also see no problem that Argentina does not do so, or with the UK.
@16 The underscored Truth underscored shall underscored B underscored Trolld
Mar 26th, 2014 - 08:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“Why would any Argentine diplomat visit the Falklands?”
If Argentine diplomats had to possess more education than just being an airline stewardess, and knew how diplomacy actually works they would go to the Falklands to persuade the Islanders that belonging to Argentina would be better for them than their present status, and if any good would at least possess the skills to make their case to the Islanders-(a clue-offering Kiddies videos even with Penguins isn't really a good way to change someone's mindset).
But I agree with you because , no Argentine diplomat has more than a few brain cells with no in depth knowledge of history-therefore are not intelligent enough to win JUST 3000 ISLANDERS over by persuading them that being part of Argentina holds more advantages for them than either increased self autonomy, future independence or remaining attached to the UK.
“I see no problem that the entire world visits and dialogues with the Falklanders. I also see no problem that Argentina does not do so, or with the UK.”
I can't argue with that.
”“Why would any Argentine diplomat visit the Falklands?”
Mar 27th, 2014 - 03:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0Well, Eduardo Viola is from Argentina.
@18 ricagp
Mar 28th, 2014 - 12:20 am - Link - Report abuse 0I stand corrected.
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