Falkland Islands

Thursday, March 20th 2014 - 07:02 UTC
Argentina blasts double-standard in addressing Crimea and Malvinas

The Ukraine question must be settled through political negotiations and peace, President Cristina Fernández said at a press conference in Paris where she arrived this week to meet with her French counterpart Francois Hollande.
Thursday, March 20th 2014 - 03:28 UTC
Malvinas: Argentina understands UK's insistence on tripartite talks, “but UN resolutions prevent it”

The Telegraph published a long interview with Daniel Filmus recently appointed to head the Argentine government newly created Malvinas Islands Related Issues Secretariat in which he repeats many of the arguments of the Cristina Fernandez administration campaign referred to the Falklands sovereignty claim, using such words as 'colonialism' and 'militarization', and attacking UK's refusal to sit and dialogue as indicated by UN resolutions.
Wednesday, March 19th 2014 - 07:21 UTC
With Malvinas in mind, Argentine diplomat calls for recreating links with UK

The recent visit to Chile and particularly Uruguay of Foreign Office minister for Latin-American Hugo Swire has triggered a barrage of comments and debate in Argentina about the Falklands/Malvinas, particularly aggressive towards the FCO official, but not surprising.
Tuesday, March 18th 2014 - 06:59 UTC
Malvinas/Crimea: Cristina Fernandez blasts UK on “double standard”

Argentine President Cristina Fernández has criticized what she dubbed a “double standard” from the United Kingdom, due to the nation condemning the Crimean referendum on union with Russia while supporting the rights of Falklands/Malvinas residents to hold a vote on their future.
Saturday, March 15th 2014 - 04:58 UTC
Argentine government picks on Swire interview to attack opposition leaders

Argentine cabinet chief Jorge Capitanich claimed that UK's preference to talk about the Falklands/Malvinas dispute with opposition presidential hopefuls, clearly means that “these leaders are willing to a greater flexibility regarding foreign interests in the dispute”.
Saturday, March 15th 2014 - 04:12 UTC
“Crimea means more to Russia than the Falklands to Britain”

Crimea means more to Russia than the Falklands mean to Britain, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday after holding last-ditch talks on the region with his U.S. counterpart John Kerry.
Friday, March 14th 2014 - 10:15 UTC
Falklands' referendum a year ago remembered at the Australian parliament

One year on from the Falkland Islands' referendum and public diplomacy efforts are paying dividends according to Members of Legislative Assembly Mike Summers and Michael Poole, reports the latest edition of the Penguin News.
Friday, March 14th 2014 - 09:18 UTC
Falkland Islanders right to self determination reaffirmed by Minister Swire

Foreign Office minister for Latin America Hugo Swire MP, who recently visited the Falklands, sent a letter to Falkland Islanders thanking the warm reception and congratulating them on their strong sense of identity and community. The letter was published in this Friday's edition of the Penguin News.
Friday, March 14th 2014 - 09:08 UTC
Falklands focused on a multi-year plan of mine clearance

Demining work did not take place this summer in the Falkland Islands, “because efforts were focused on agreeing a multi-year plan for the next round of mine clearance operations,” Member of Legislative Assembly Mike Summers stated this week.
Friday, March 14th 2014 - 08:36 UTC
Timerman happy with the way he is running Malvinas policy

Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman said he must be doing the right things regarding the Falklands/Malvinas issue because the Foreign Office prefers to talk to members of the opposition.