Argentina

• Tuesday, May 25th 2010 - 05:59 UTC

  Argentina rejects UK complaints, demands Falklands’ sovereignty talks

  

  Argentina rejected Monday Britain’s complaints about maritime controls in the South Atlantic and again condemned the “unilateral and illegitimate acts” of the UK regarding hydrocarbons exploitation in the continental shelf of the Malvinas/Falklands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.

• Monday, May 24th 2010 - 05:43 UTC

  Argentina’s May celebrations with multiple parades included Malvinas veterans

  

  “Let the Bicentennial festivities begin” Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced on Friday and Argentina put its best military and musical display on Saturday in the build-up toward Tuesday’s 200th anniversary of the country’s nationhood Tuesday May 25.

• Monday, May 24th 2010 - 02:04 UTC

  Falklands’ diplomatic exchange escalates: Argentina summons British ambassador

  

  British Ambassador in Buenos Aires Shan Morgan has been summoned for a meeting on Monday with Argentine Foreign Affairs minister Jorge Taiana to receive a formal reply notice to the escalating diplomatic exchange between the two countries over Falklands and other South Atlantic Islands sovereignty which Argentina claims.

• Saturday, May 22nd 2010 - 07:14 UTC

  “I’d rather fix the blocks on trade than the bridge pickets”, says Mujica

  

  Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica was ironic Thursday when asked about the current roadblock on the Gualeguaychú-Fray Bentos border-crossing bridge with neighbouring Argentina (in place for over four years now) and asked whether he should “spit Argentina in the eye,” while explaining he is more focused on trade blocks than road blocks.

• Saturday, May 22nd 2010 - 07:09 UTC

  Mrs Kirchner proud that “God wanted me to be the president of the Bicentenary”

  

  Argentina begun Friday the bicentenary celebrations with the main stage mounted at the feet of the Obelisk in the capital Buenos Aires with President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner marking the official launching of the several days events.

• Saturday, May 22nd 2010 - 07:02 UTC

  Argentine indicators show the economy picking up strongly

  

  Argentina's economy grew at its fastest pace in nearly two years in March, expanding 8.1% from a year earlier as strong industry activity strengthened a recovery, according to government data.

• Saturday, May 22nd 2010 - 02:58 UTC

  Falklands’ dispute: Argentina sends diplomatic reply to latest UK note verbale

  

  Argentina’s Deputy Foreign Minister Victorio Tacetti confirmed on Friday there is a formal presentation on the way in reply to the note verbale from the British government to the Argentine presidency in which restrictions applied to all Falklands-Malvinas-bound maritime transit are rejected.

• Saturday, May 22nd 2010 - 00:29 UTC

  Ban on bi-valve molluscs extraction along Buenos Aires province coastline

  

  Argentina’s province of Buenos Aires re-confirmed on Friday the total ban of commercial, artisan and/or visitors’ extraction of bi-valve molluscs along the South Atlantic coast of the province.

• Thursday, May 20th 2010 - 21:07 UTC

  Argentine farmers furious with government’s handling of relations with China

  

  Argentine Small Farmers Association (FAA) leader Eduardo Buzzi charged against the government over China's decision of suspending all Argentine soybean oil imports which is considered by many as retaliation to some restrictions that the Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's administration imposed on Chinese products.

• Thursday, May 20th 2010 - 18:34 UTC

  Argentina revives long time border dispute with Chile in Patagonian ice fields

  

  Old wounds were reopened between Chile and Argentina this week: a long-time border dispute in the nations’ southern Patagonia regions.