Falkland Islands

Saturday, March 30th 2013 - 10:15 UTC
Falkland Islands: More stunts can be expected from Argentina says visiting diplomat

“I THINK there is no doubt that the Argentine Government will continue to look for opportunities to pull stunts of one kind or another.”
The speaker was Dr Peter Hayes, the Director of the FCO’s Overseas Territories Directorate who was paying a short visit to the Falkland Islands last week.
Thursday, March 28th 2013 - 11:58 UTC
Falkland Islands “close to the hearts” of Chileans, says Punta Arenas British consul

A reception was held at the Falkland Islands Government House in honour of the Honorary British Consul in Punta Arenas, John Rees MBE, who is currently visiting the Islands at the invitation of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Thursday, March 28th 2013 - 10:15 UTC
Falklands’ sovereignty belongs to the ‘whole of Latinamerica’ says Uruguay

Foreign minister Luis Almagro said on Wednesday that Malvinas Islands’ sovereignty belongs to the whole of Latinamerica and as part of Latinamerica and the Caribbean, “we will defend the territorial integrity of the continent”.
Wednesday, March 27th 2013 - 21:52 UTC
Falkland Islands issue gets involved in Argentina’s 150th celebration of Welsh settlers in Patagonia

Argentine ambassador in London Alicia Castro revealed she has been meeting with Welsh MPs for the potential organization of the 150th anniversary of Welsh settlers in Patagonia in 2015. However Welsh sources said initial discussions broke down because the Argentine representatives were seeking people supportive of their views in the Falkland Islands dispute.
Wednesday, March 27th 2013 - 08:04 UTC
Falkland Islands: Argentina and UK clash at UN: no talks without the accord of Islanders

Argentina's Foreign minister Hector Timerman together with Latam representatives called on UN chief Ban Ki Moon and demanded talks with the UK on the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty, but Britain again refused, pointing to the Islanders' overwhelming vote this month to remain British.
Wednesday, March 27th 2013 - 07:39 UTC
Falklands ‘Counter Strike’ online game has ‘British terrorists’ eliminated by ‘Argentine patriots’

An Argentine company has developed a map for the popular online game Counter Strike in which players fight British “terrorists” on the Falkland Islands. The setting created by Dattatec.com has clocked more than 9,000 downloads in a few hours, after “going viral”.
Tuesday, March 26th 2013 - 20:25 UTC
Malvinas: first time Latam groups at UN work together in support of Argentina’s claim

Regional groups from South America for the first time are working together on the Malvinas question at the United Nations in support of Argentina’s claims, said the Peruvian delegate on Tuesday, something which he described as “very positive”.
Tuesday, March 26th 2013 - 05:04 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas discussions between UK and Argentine lawmakers

Lawmakers from Argentina and the UK attending the 128th Inter-parliamentarian Union assembly held in Ecuador have been holding intense but ‘respectful’ discussions about the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute.
Tuesday, March 26th 2013 - 03:17 UTC
Malvinas question to be addressed with Ban Ki Moon at UN by Timerman and Latam peers

On Tuesday Argentina’s Foreign minister Hector Timerman together with representatives from different Latinamerican and Caribbean organizations are scheduled to meet with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to address the “Malvinas Islands question”, according to a release from the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Tuesday, March 26th 2013 - 02:00 UTC
Falklands: Argentina wants to silence referendum results and applies a ‘diplomacy of desperation’

The Falkland Islands said that Argentina’s ‘frantic efforts’ to have the international community ignore the voice of the people of the Falkland Islands is ‘a diplomacy of desperation’ and insisted that the recent referendum results again confirmed that the people of the Falklands have no desire to be governed by Buenos Aires.