MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 7th 2016
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Sunday, August 7th 2016 - 20:47 UTC
Venezuela to be “demoted” from full Mercosur membership on 12 August
Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil are considering the “demotion” of Venezuela's Mercosur full membership unless by next August 12 it complies with all conditions to hold such a position, according to the Brazilian media following a meeting of the three presidents in the sidelines of the opening of the Rio Olympic Games.
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Sunday, August 7th 2016 - 20:39 UTC
Venezuela claims “the triple alliance” want to storm the Mercosur presidency
Venezuela announced it will not allow Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, “the triple alliance” to storm the Mercosur pro tempore presidency, which the government of president Nicolas Maduro is fully exercising. Caracas also claimed that economic forces operating in the dark are interested in a Mercosur “implosion”.
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Sunday, August 7th 2016 - 17:56 UTC
Falklands' permission for new demining program this summer
The Falkland Islands Planning and Building Committee has granted permission to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to undertake clearance of land mines (a technical assessment) at various sites around the Falklands.
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Sunday, August 7th 2016 - 17:47 UTC
“Independent Falkland Islands”, Di Tella's proposal to Rifkind in 1997
The Evening Standard has published a brief summary of the book, “Power and Pragmatism”, which collects the memoirs of former foreign secretary Malcolm Rifkind, and there are some interesting passages referred to talks with Argentine officials about the future of the Falkland Islands.
