Falkland Islands

Monday, December 26th 2011 - 11:27 UTC
“People must know full facts” about Argentina’s intentions in the Falklands

Many Members of Parliament and in the Lords, from all parties, are totally committed to standing up for the Falkland Islands and rebutting the actions of Argentina, according to Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell and Secretary of the Falkland Islands Group in Westminster. He added people must know the true facts and intentions behind Argentina’s actions.
Monday, December 26th 2011 - 11:21 UTC
Falklands’ flagged vessels: Spanish fishermen call on Madrid to fight Argentine blackmail

The President of the Spanish Association of Marine Fishing Officers (Aetinape), José Manuel Muniz, has asked the new Spanish government to get involved and act against the pressure placed on Falklands-flagged vessels by the Argentines, according to an article in the Galician newspaper Faro de Vigo, which examined the Spanish reaction to the ban on the entry of Falklands flagged vessels to Mercosur ports.
Monday, December 26th 2011 - 11:19 UTC
China and Argentina ratify crossed support for Taiwan and Falklands’ claims

China ratified support for Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands. The message was delivered last week by Chinese President Hu Jintao's special envoy Jiang Shusheng and vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and is part of the reciprocal policy in support of Taiwan as a province of China.
Monday, December 26th 2011 - 11:18 UTC
The Guardian: “Britain is asleep over Argentina and the Falklands”

In a piece published last week in London daily The Guardian, and referred to the recent Mercosur support for Argentina in the Falkland Islands dispute, Richard Gott argues that a new scenario has emerged with South America growing in strength, increasingly united and no longer looking to Europe for support and advice which means a different framework for the Falkland Islands s sovereignty dispute.
Saturday, December 24th 2011 - 03:47 UTC
Merry Christmas from MercoPress

MercoPress wishes a happy holiday season to all its readers.
Friday, December 23rd 2011 - 21:25 UTC
Falklands’ flagged vessels conflict: Almagro and Hague agree they remain in disagreement

Uruguayan Foreign Affairs minister Luis Almagro spoke Friday on the phone with Foreign secretary William Hague for the first time since the Falklands/Malvinas’ flagged vessels controversy, but both sides apparently could only agree that the situation remains stalled according to brief statements
Friday, December 23rd 2011 - 19:24 UTC
Falklands’ visit of the Barque Europa evokes the days of sail

The recent visit of the tall-ship Europa to Stanley harbour and its current cruise around South Georgia brings back memories of a by-gone era, the days of sail and tall ships, exploration and the Cape Horn trade-routes.
Friday, December 23rd 2011 - 18:27 UTC
Barring Falklands’ flagged vessels in “more symbolic than anything else”, says Uruguay port authority

Mercosur latest decision to bar all Falkland Islands flagged vessels from entering its ports is “more symbolic” than anything else because a change of flag is enough, according to Uruguay’s Ports Authority, ANP President Alberto Díaz.
Friday, December 23rd 2011 - 18:26 UTC
Two Argentine private charter planes land in the Falklands with 14 passengers

The Falkland Islands weekly Penguin News reports in its last edition that two Argentine aircraft carrying fourteen passengers for a cruise ship docked in Stanley landed last Saturday in the Islands Mount Pleasant Airport.
Friday, December 23rd 2011 - 14:44 UTC
Buenos Aires only accepts one outcome of talks: “turning Falklands into an Argentine colony”

Following the article published in “The Independent” dated 22nd December 2011, entitled “Time to talk about the Falklands”, the people of the Falkland Islands would like to make the following response.