Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, June 5th 2012 - 08:02 UTC

  Argentina in Bolivia after strong OAS declaration in support for Falklands’ claim

  

  Argentina’s Foreign Affairs minister Hector Timerman has a challenging and fragile mission in Bolivia: to obtain strong support from the OAS general assembly for Argentina’s claim over the Falklands/Malvinas’ sovereignty ahead of the UN decolonization meeting in New York which President Cristina Fernandez has promised to attend.

• Tuesday, June 5th 2012 - 07:55 UTC

  UK support for ‘threatened’ oil companies and Falklands’ right to develop its own hydrocarbons industry

  

  The United Kingdom gave its full support to the companies involved in oil and gas exploration in Falkland Islands waters, following Argentina’s announcement on Monday it was beginning legal actions against five companies committed to “illegal” and “clandestine” exploration activities in the disputed Malvinas waters.

• Monday, June 4th 2012 - 22:30 UTC

  Argentina accepts consultation with EU on trade restrictions and also drags Falklands’ to the dispute

  

  Argentina announced on Monday it had accepted the request from the European Union for a round of consultations, before the World Trade Organization, on the country’s controversial trade policies, but at the same time rejected all and every one of the questioned points and dragged the Falklands’ dispute into the fray.

• Monday, June 4th 2012 - 20:56 UTC

  Argentina declares Falklands’ oil activities “illegal and clandestine” and anticipates criminal and civil actions

  

  Argentina declared on Monday the oil exploration by UK-listed companies in Falkland Islands waters “illegal” and their activities “clandestine”. Argentina has long claimed the Falklands/Malvinas as part of its territory.

• Monday, June 4th 2012 - 06:37 UTC

  Falklands’ Liberation Day with religious service, parade and act of remembrance

  

  To mark the 30th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands on 14th June 1982, a Service of Thanksgiving will be held in Christ Church Cathedral commencing at 10:00. Members of the public are asked to be seated by 09:45, according to a release from Gilbert House.

• Monday, June 4th 2012 - 03:08 UTC

  “Malvinas for Argentina and sea outlet for Bolivia” demands Morales at OAS meeting

  

  As anticipated in the opening speech of the 42 OAS General Assembly hosted by landlocked Bolivia, President Evo Morales put on the discussion table his country’ aspiration for an outlet to the Pacific Ocean linking it to Argentina’s sovereignty dispute with the UK over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.

• Saturday, June 2nd 2012 - 04:50 UTC

  Falklands’ new generation will attend the C24 meeting in New York

  

  Two young Islanders will accompany Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly Members to a special session of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation (C24) this month in New York.

• Saturday, June 2nd 2012 - 04:39 UTC

  “We need political will on both sides” to reach agreement on Falklands/Malvinas says Argüello

  

  By Rebecca Kendall (*) - It has been 30 years since the war over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ended, but the question of sovereignty in the Islands, located 248 miles off the coast of Argentina, is still very much fresh in the minds of those closest to the issue, including Argentina’s Ambassador to the United States Jorge Argüello.

• Friday, June 1st 2012 - 07:07 UTC

  US delegation at OAS assembly will reiterate Falklands/Malvinas a bilateral issue

  

  United States will reiterate at the coming OAS General Assembly that the Falklands/Malvinas Islands difference is a bilateral issue to be resolved between Argentina and the UK, which means the US delegation, will not take position in a possible declaration in support of Argentina.

• Thursday, May 31st 2012 - 15:59 UTC

  “Self determination, only way that leads to a peaceful, permanent solution of Falklands’ dispute”

  

  Self-determination is the only solution that will lead to a permanent, peaceful solution to the Falklands’ sovereignty dispute with Argentina said Falkland Islands lawmaker Roger Edwards addressing a regional seminar of the UN Decolonization Committee in Ecuador.