Argentina

• Monday, June 30th 2014 - 05:32 UTC

  Falklands becomes launching pad for Argentine presidential hopeful campaign

  

  The Argentine 2015 presidential campaign has reached the Falkland Islands. Presidential hopeful and former Vice-president Julio Cleto Cobos is currently visiting the Falklands where he arrived on Saturday on the Lan Chile weekly flight and will spend the rest of the week in the Islands.

• Saturday, June 28th 2014 - 10:57 UTC

  Argentina claims Judge Griesa “blocked the payment to bondholders”

  

  Through an official press release published on Friday afternoon, the Argentine government stated US Federal Judge, Thomas Griesa, attempted to “block the payment for bondholders,” and committed an abuse of authority, after cancelling the deposit made on Thursday into a Bank of New York account.

• Saturday, June 28th 2014 - 10:13 UTC

  Falklands' address in Alejandro Betts new Argentine DNI and passport

  

  Former Falkland Islander Alejandro Betts was awarded on Friday an Argentine DNI and passport, with his alleged Falklands address, at an official ceremony at the Argentine UN embassy office in New York.

• Saturday, June 28th 2014 - 10:07 UTC

  Argentine vice-president Amado Boudou charged with bribery

  

  An Argentine judge has charged Vice President Amado Boudou with bribery and conducting business incompatible with public office in the acquisition of the company that prints the country's currency and of later benefiting from government contracts.

• Saturday, June 28th 2014 - 03:41 UTC

  Argentine embassy underlines strong C24 support for the Malvinas question

  

  Argentina received strong support on Thursday at the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation (C24), which met in New York to discuss the Malvinas Question, according to a release from the Argentine embassy in London.

• Friday, June 27th 2014 - 08:35 UTC

  Judge Griesa calls Argentina and hedge funds for a hearing on Friday

  

  A US judge has scheduled a hearing for Friday after hedge funds suing to collect on defaulted debt issued by Argentina complained about the country's plans to make a payment to creditors who participated in its past restructurings.

• Friday, June 27th 2014 - 08:23 UTC

  Falklands reminds C24 it is not charged with determining sovereignty disputes

  

  Addressing the United Nations Decolonization Committee (C24) on Thursday, Falkland Islands representative MLA Mike Summers reminded the C24 not only of its current duty, but also of its inability in the past to fulfill its obligations to the Non Self Governing Territories (NSGT) it should be assisting to reach a post-colonial status acceptable to the people who live there.

• Friday, June 27th 2014 - 08:11 UTC

  Falklands very happy with their current status of British Overseas Territory

  

  Falkland Islands representative Roger Edwards speaking before the UN Special Decolonization Committee recalled the Islands history and highlighted that the Falklands had British sovereignty since 1765, a time when Argentina did not exist as a sovereign nation.

• Friday, June 27th 2014 - 07:53 UTC

  Argentina announced Thursday it had deposited restructured bonds' payments

  

  Argentina announced on Thursday morning it had deposited a billion dollars to honor restructured bonds' 30 June payment and at the same again asked for a new stay from New York Judge Thomas Griesa on the 'pari passu' ruling that forces the country to also pay holdouts 100% of defaulted bonds face value.

• Friday, June 27th 2014 - 07:30 UTC

  Argentina praises international support and confirms payment to Paris Club

  

  Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich praised the “clear, categorical and broad” support for Argentina’s stance in its dispute with speculative funds' holdouts from 133 countries from the UN system and specialized international media, and also confirmed that next month it will make the first payment of the agreement reached with the Paris Club.