Argentina

• Sunday, January 22nd 2012 - 05:44 UTC

  Falklands confirms second oil rig has reached the Islands; spudding planned for Monday

  

  Falklands oil industry sources confirmed that the semi-submersible Leiv Eiriksson oil exploration rig has reached Falklands’ waters and should be spudding its first well next Monday.

• Sunday, January 22nd 2012 - 04:57 UTC

  Argentina is “not intimidating Falkland Islanders”; claiming sovereignty right

  

  Argentine Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo, quickly hit back at the statements made by the British government, after Foreign Secretary William Hague said that Argentina “should stop their intimidation attempts” against the Falkland Islanders.

• Saturday, January 21st 2012 - 15:19 UTC

  “Only the Falkland Islanders can be the masters of their future”

  

  In an article published today the Foreign Secretary William Hague sets out why the future of the Falkland Islands can only be decided by its people themselves.

• Saturday, January 21st 2012 - 06:09 UTC

  Randazzo anticipates Argentina will intensify its Malvinas’ claim campaign

  

  Following on unanimous support from all political sectors in Congress Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo reiterated on Friday Argentina’s sovereignty claims over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands, underlining that “Malvinas are a State policy“ and Argentina rights over the Islands are ”inalienable.”

• Saturday, January 21st 2012 - 06:02 UTC

  Argentine celebrates US recognition of “de facto UK administration of Malvinas”

  

  Argentina celebrated with ‘enthusiasm’ Washington’s statement that it recognizes the ‘de facto UK administration of the Falklands/Malvinas’ but takes no position regarding sovereignty and calls on both sides to dialogue, said Foreign Affairs minister Hector Timerman.

• Saturday, January 21st 2012 - 05:57 UTC

  Falklands’ dispute: protestors burn Union Jack flags outside UK embassy in Buenos Aires

  

  Left-wing activists have protested outside the British embassy in Buenos Aires to demand Argentina break off diplomatic relations with the UK over the Falkland Islands dispute.

• Saturday, January 21st 2012 - 05:38 UTC

  Argentine industry requests postponement of the new imports scheme

  

  Argentine manufacturers have requested the administration of President Cristina Fernandez to delay the implementation of the new imports scheme which is scheduled to begin next February first fearing it could cause delays in the supply of non local inputs.

• Saturday, January 21st 2012 - 05:34 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez rests in the Atlantic coast; medical leave ends next Tuesday

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández, on medical leave, took her first trip following surgery earlier this month and is spending the weekend with her children Máximo and Florencia at the presidential summer residence of Chapadmalal.

• Friday, January 20th 2012 - 16:28 UTC

  Brazil plans to counter Argentina’s latest imports’ measures, if they affect trade

  

  Brazil has plans to counter the latest battery of trade restrictions which Argentina announced, if they turn out to the barriers for Brazilian exports, reported the influential Folha de Sao Paulo.

• Friday, January 20th 2012 - 15:15 UTC

  Buenos Aires reacts to Brazilian comments that Argentina is “a permanent problem”

  

  Reacting to Brazil’s trade minister Fernando Pimentel comments describing Argentina as “a permanent problem” Industry Minister Debora Giorgi said that “the trade balance reality between Argentina and Brazil does not warrant Pimentel's complaints”.