Argentina

Wednesday, April 2nd 2014 - 08:05 UTC
“Our Malvinas” photo exhibit opened in the Argentine congress

On the eve of a new anniversary of the Argentine military invasion of the Falkland Islands, (2 April 1982) Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman said that when Great Britain finally agrees to sit for negotiations over the disputed Malvinas there will be “no way to deny” the Islands belong to Argentina.
Wednesday, April 2nd 2014 - 07:43 UTC
UK interest in the Malvinas is '100% economic', claims Argentine official

Britain's interest in the Malvinas Islands is “100% economic” and if hydrocarbons exploration in the waters surrounding the archipelago advances “we could be facing a major ecologic disaster”, said Daniel Filmus, head of the Argentine Foreign Ministry Malvinas Affairs Secretariat.
Wednesday, April 2nd 2014 - 07:30 UTC
“We planted between 15.000 and 20.000 antipersonnel and antitank mines” in Malvinas

In a rare interview, the Argentine Colonel who was responsible for placing mines in the occupied Falkland Islands in 1982 as part of the defense strategy against the advancing British forces, admits that between 15.000 and 20.000 of antipersonnel and anti tank explosives were planted, but also claims some stretches of the Islands' coast already had mines which had been placed by the British.
Tuesday, April 1st 2014 - 01:24 UTC
Malvinas war veterans plan symbolic repeat of Falklands invasion in Ushuaia

Ushuaia Malvinas war veterans are planning a symbolic repeat of the Falklands military invasion by Argentine forces on the night of April first 1982, although this time the landing will take place along the Beagle Channel coast, according to reports from the capital of Tierra del Fuego in the extreme south of Argentina.
Monday, March 31st 2014 - 19:28 UTC
Mercosur expects to exchange tariff-reduction proposals with EU next June

Mercosur expects to present a joint proposal regarding tariff reductions to the European Union during a meeting next June, according to Brazil's Minister of Development, Trade and Industry, Mauro Borges who apparently convinced a reluctant Argentina to join the group.
Monday, March 31st 2014 - 19:25 UTC
Brazil/Argentina agree on deal to promote bilateral trade by guaranteeing 'dollar liquidity'

Brazil and Argentina signed a deal over the weekend that seeks to guarantee importers will have enough U.S. dollars to pay for exports, a move to increase trade between both nations that has been hit hard by a sharp depreciation of the Argentine peso.
Monday, March 31st 2014 - 15:27 UTC
Argentina lobbies for Malvinas sovereignty claim in East Timor

A high level Argentine diplomatic mission visited last week Timor-Leste, in the Asia Pacific area to reaffirm close political, economic and cooperation links between the two countries, and confirm support for Argentina's demand for Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty negotiations with the UK.
Monday, March 31st 2014 - 11:50 UTC
Nobel 1936 Peace Prize medal, originally extended to an Argentine, auctioned at 1.1 million

A 1936 Nobel Peace Prize medal, only the second such medal to be sold at auction, has fetched 1.1 million dollars in a sale to a private Asian collector, auctioneers Stack's Bowers said on Friday.
Saturday, March 29th 2014 - 09:22 UTC
‘Kelpers’, helping Argentine to understand the Falklands growing nation

The reaction of the Argentine public to Clarin journalist and author Natasha Niebieskikwiat's recently launched book ‘Kelpers’ has been, “less aggressive,” than she expected Natasha told Penguin News.
Saturday, March 29th 2014 - 05:46 UTC
Argentina takes EU biodiesel antidumping measures to WTO

Argentina formally requested the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) the establishment of a panel to address the European Union antidumping measures against Argentine bio-diesel. The initiative was rejected by the EU this week.