Argentina

Friday, January 20th 2012 - 07:50 UTC
Argentina considers Brazil’s complaints about trade restrictions ‘unjustified”

The head of the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA), José Ignacio de Mendiguren said on Thursday that the complaints from Brazil over the Argentine import restrictions are “unjustified”.
Friday, January 20th 2012 - 07:24 UTC
Sawle tells Argentina to leave the Falklands in peace and respect their right to self determination

Britain nowadays is not a colonialist country and Argentina should leave the Falkland and its people in peace and respect their right to self determination, said Falklands elected member of the Legislative Assembly Dick Sawle quoted in the Argentine media.
Friday, January 20th 2012 - 00:11 UTC
Timerman: “Malvinas” strategy is working, not even English newspapers support Cameron

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman assured that Argentina’s strategy on the Malvinas Islands sovereignty claim “is working” and added that “the only way for England to get out of this mess is through direct negotiations with Argentina.”
Friday, January 20th 2012 - 00:02 UTC
Argentina praises ‘immediate support’ from the region in the Falklands’ dispute

Argentina’s acting president and Vice-President Amado Boudou praised the immediate support expressed by several countries in the region in the bilateral conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty.
Friday, January 20th 2012 - 00:00 UTC
Ambassador Argüello presents credentials and gives Obama a ‘one dollar’ gaucho silver knife

Argentina’s Ambassador in United States Jorge Argüello delivered his credential letters to President Barack Obama, who expressed his “joy” for the positive results of his counterpart Cristina Fernández surgery.
Thursday, January 19th 2012 - 23:11 UTC
The white settlers’ dilemma

by James Nielson, Buenos Aires Herald - David Cameron was certainly being provocative when he accused Cristina’s government of “colonialism”. It was a quite dreadful thing to say.
Thursday, January 19th 2012 - 23:07 UTC
“Argentina plotting a mock fishermen’s Falklands’ invasion” says UK media

A British newspaper revealed that the UK Prime Minister’s accusations of ‘colonialism’ against Argentina came after being warned that “Buenos Aires was plotting a mock fishermen’s invasion” of the Falkland Islands.
Thursday, January 19th 2012 - 06:00 UTC
Trade balance with Argentina is ‘definitively positive’ says Uruguayan minister

Uruguayan Foreign Minister Luis Almagro said that the trade balance between Uruguay and Argentina is “definitely positive” although admitting some manufacturing sectors face difficulties because of the current Argentine obstructions to imports.
Thursday, January 19th 2012 - 03:52 UTC
Argentine government calls on unions and businesses to act with “responsibility”

Argentine acting President, Vice-President Amado Boudou called on businessmen and union workers to act with “responsibility” in direct reference to the upcoming round of wage negotiations that will be held later this year and unions have anticipated will have to be referred to workers “pocket” inflation.
Wednesday, January 18th 2012 - 23:35 UTC
Timerman and Randazzo lash back at Cameron over Falklands’ dispute

Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman echoed the statements made by UK’s Prime Minister David Cameron in which he accused Argentina of “colonialism,” and counter attacked by saying that “it catches one’s attention to hear such statements when Great Britain and Colonialism are synonymous.”