Argentina

Wednesday, March 20th 2013 - 07:31 UTC
Pope Francis can do without Cristina Fernandez

By Jimmy Burns (*) - This is the same President that has viewed Jorge Bergoglio as an opponent when he served as Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires and has allowed her allies in the Argentine media to try and wreck his reputation by claiming, unjustly, he was complicit in the military regime’s dirty war.
Wednesday, March 20th 2013 - 07:23 UTC
Falklands: OAS sceptical about possible mediation from the Pope: he’s Argentine

The Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza is sceptical about a possible mediation from Pope Francis between Argentina and the UK over the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute as was requested by President Cristina Fernandez.
Tuesday, March 19th 2013 - 06:38 UTC
Tehran insists accord with Argentina includes Interpol lifting red notices against Iranian suspects

Iranian Foreign Affairs minister Ali Akbar Salehi criticized Interpol for having stated that the existing red notices (international arrest warrants) on six Iranians suspected of involvement in the terrorist attack on a Buenos Aires Jewish organization remain active.
Tuesday, March 19th 2013 - 06:19 UTC
HSBC accused by Argentina of tax evasion and money laundering

Argentina’s tax agency formally accused the local unit of British banking giant HSBC Holdings Plc. of conspiracy to hide bank accounts, thereby helping private companies evade tax payments and launder money.
Tuesday, March 19th 2013 - 02:27 UTC
Falklands: UK recalls that Vatican policy is they have no role to play in the dispute

The United Kingdom played down the request made by Argentine President Cristina Fernández to Pope Francis to intervene in the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty dispute and recalled the recent referendum with an overwhelming support from Islanders to remain a British overseas territory.
Tuesday, March 19th 2013 - 02:18 UTC
Former Argentine dictator anticipates a military-people uprising to recover the Republic

Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, came on stage to once again question the Government of President Cristina Fernandez. In an interview with the Spanish media, the dictator said that in case the Kirchnerites try to “perpetuate in power, the armed and security forces along with the people will prevent it.”
Monday, March 18th 2013 - 21:13 UTC
Argentina should be self-sufficient in energy in five/six years says YPF

Argentina’s energy self-sufficiency can be expected in five to six years said Miguel Galuccio, CEO of YPF, the oil and gas corporation which was nationalized a year ago when the government of President Cristina Fernandez seized a 51% majority from Spain’s Repsol.
Monday, March 18th 2013 - 18:49 UTC
Falklands’ dispute: ‘the Vatican is no arbitrage tribunal for international affairs’

The Pope has no reason to intervene in the Falklands/Malvinas dispute, since the Vatican is not an international tribunal and there is no imminence of a war, according to Rodolfo Terragno an Argentine lawyer and former head of cabinet, minister and congressman.
Monday, March 18th 2013 - 08:33 UTC
Pope Francis meets Cristina Fernandez; 150 world leaders expected for Tuesday’s ceremony

The Vatican Press Office has announced that Pope Francis will meet Argentine President Cristina Fernández on Monday at 8.50 AM Buenos Aires time. It will be the first official meeting the pontiff holds with a head of state.
Monday, March 18th 2013 - 07:38 UTC
“Britain, Argentina need to find a political solution”, says Gulf News from UAE

The following editorial on the Falkland Islands issue was published by the United Arab Emirates Gulf News.
The referendum by the 2,500 inhabitants of the British-administered Falkland Islands has not contributed to finding a political solution to the dispute between Britain and Argentina that has run for centuries.