Argentina

• Tuesday, March 29th 2016 - 02:59 UTC

  Falklands waiting UK reaction; extended continental shelf does not apply to mobile species such as squid

  

  The Falkland Islands Government, FIG, reacted to the Tuesday official Argentine announcement of its extension of the continental shelf saying it was waiting clarification from the UK government on the implications, if any for the Islands. What is certain is that it does not affect fisheries or squid catches, one of the Islands main source of income.

• Tuesday, March 29th 2016 - 02:45 UTC

  Macri praises the 'State policy' and all those who contributed to design “the new map of Argentina”

  

  The new map of Argentina, implemented by the UN resolution that extends the country's continental shelf is an example of “State policy”, since it's a claim that has been elaborated in international forums for over twenty years under different governments, underlined president Mauricio Macri, following the official announcement on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, March 29th 2016 - 02:26 UTC

  Argentina makes official presentation of new continental shelf outer limit

  

  Argentina on Monday made the official presentation of the outer limit of its continental platform, passed by the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, CLCS, on March 11, during a media conference which included officials from the foreign ministry, officers from the Navy and Coast Guard, scientists and lawmakers.

• Monday, March 28th 2016 - 06:16 UTC

  Argentina: Month long conflict has Ushuaia paralyzed and under “siege” by pickets

  

  A labor judge from Tierra del Fuego in the extreme south of Argentina was unable to unlock a 25-day conflict between the provincial government and striking public employees since both sides stood by their position and rejected conciliation efforts.

• Monday, March 28th 2016 - 05:47 UTC

  Macri visit to China in September: the strategic relation with Beijing stands, says Argentine ambassador

  

  Argentine ambassador to Beijing Diego Guelar confirmed a meeting between President Mauricio Macri and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping next April first on the margins of the Nuclear Security Summit that begins next week in Washington and anticipated an official visit to China by Macri in September.

• Monday, March 28th 2016 - 05:36 UTC

  Argentine Catholic Church slams poverty and supports Obama's visit, “we must reconcile with the world”

  

  The Argentine Catholic Church again exposed poverty asking that those who have should not to be overcome by greed and called for “a new and different Argentina”. There are “too many people” in Argentina living in poverty, Salta’s archbishop and second vice-president of the Argentine Synod Mario Cargnello said on Holy Friday, asking people “not to be overcome by greed.”

• Sunday, March 27th 2016 - 12:52 UTC

  Argentina, on a UN decision expands continental shelf area by 35% to 350 miles

  

  Foreign minister Susana Malcorra is scheduled to officially announce on Monday the external limit of Argentina's continental shelf based on a unanimous decision from the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, (dependent from the Oceans and Law of the Sea), which adds to Argentina's shelf 1.7 million square kilometers, apparently confirming areas surrounding the Falklands/Malvinas, other South Atlantic islands and the Antarctica Argentine sector.

• Saturday, March 26th 2016 - 07:15 UTC

  Mercosur prepares to celebrate 25th anniversary hoping it can be 'reborn' under Argentine leadership

  

  On Saturday 26 March the Asuncion Treaty, which gave birth to Mercosur, the Common Market of the South, will be 25, and even with celebration plans the mood of its members is not enthusiastic following years of “too much ideology” and “too little trade and business”, distant from the original idea and purpose.

• Friday, March 25th 2016 - 05:20 UTC

  US government supports Argentine appeal to lift injunctions in its debt dispute

  

  In another display of support for the Argentine administration of president Mauricio Macri, the government of the United States affirmed it has “significant foreign policy interests” in finding a “rapid” resolution to the long-standing dispute between Argentina and bondholders.

• Thursday, March 24th 2016 - 19:34 UTC

  Obama pays homage to victims of Argentine dictatorship and admits “US was slow to speak out for human rights”

  

  President Barack Obama paid homage on Thursday to victims of Argentina's former US-backed dictatorship, admitting the United States was “slow to speak out for human rights” in those dark days. Obama became the first US president to formally acknowledge the victims of the 1976-1983 military regime, which declassified documents have revealed was supported by top US officials.