Falkland Islands

Friday, February 10th 2012 - 18:03 UTC
Argentina backs Uruguay trade delegation to Falklands: “we’re not for the blockade”

The Argentine government sees with good eyes that a Uruguayan trade delegation travelled to the Falklands/Malvinas in spite of the ‘dialectic conflict’ with the UK over the sovereignty of the Islands, said the Argentine ambassador in Montevideo, Dante Dovena.
Friday, February 10th 2012 - 01:08 UTC
Antigua and Barbuda deny supporting bar on Falklands flagged vessels

The government of Antigua and Barbuda by way of a press statement issued Wednesday, disassociated the Caribbean nation from statements made in the wake of the recent Eleventh ALBA summit, which were carried in the local, regional and international press, about a ban on Falkland Islands-flagged ships.
Friday, February 10th 2012 - 01:01 UTC
Timerman on Friday formalizes at UN complaint against UK ‘militarization’ of Malvinas dispute

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez gave instructions for the formal complaint before the United Nations accusing the United Kingdom of ‘militarization’ of the South Atlantic and Malvinas Islands be presented on Friday, according to a release from the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Friday, February 10th 2012 - 00:56 UTC
State Department ratifies Falklands’ dispute is a bilateral Argentina/UK issue

United States insisted that the Falklands/Malvinas dispute is a ‘bilateral’ issue between Argentina and the UK and again called on Buenos Aires and London to solve the issue peacefully, through dialogue.
Thursday, February 9th 2012 - 23:55 UTC
Chilean community in Falklands march in support of the air link with Santiago

One hundred members of the Chilean population living in the Falkland Islands were joined by 50 to 60 Islanders in a show of unity against the possibility that the weekly Lan Chile flight between Santiago and the Falklands might be discontinued at the request of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez.
Thursday, February 9th 2012 - 19:54 UTC
“People of the Falklands want to remain British” and they will be defended

UK Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday no one should doubt his determination to keep the Falkland Islands British as he dismissed President Cristina Fernández announced complaint to the United Nations.
Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 23:38 UTC
Turn on your ‘sepoy’ detector and weed out the ‘anti-Malvinas traitors’

Jorge Lanata is one of Argentina’s most famous and fierce journalists, feared by politicians and union leaders, famous for uncovering corruption and confronting the sacred cows of the country’s establishment. This week he made some controversial comments about the Malvinas Islands which rocked the whole country.
Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 23:28 UTC
Argentina has no more claim to the Falklands than Canada does to Alaska

Argentina has no more claim to the Falklands than Canada does to Alaska Giving the Falkland Islands to Argentina makes as much sense as giving Alaska to Canada: none whatsoever, says George Grant.
Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 22:14 UTC
US diplomacy reiterates Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty is a bilateral issue

The US Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Roberta Jacobson, ratified the Obama administration’s standing on the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty issue, which urges Argentina and the United Kingdom to find a diplomatic exit to the matter.
Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 20:24 UTC
Argentina’s night of “show-biz” leaves Falkland Islanders feeling bemused?

The night of “show-biz” glitz, light-shows, orchestrated crowds and even musical allusions, that surrounded Tuesday night’s announcement on the Falklands by Argentine President Cristina Fernandez from the Casa Rosada has left Falkland Islanders on the streets of Stanley feeling slightly bemused at the scenes, considered by many to be more reminiscent of the half-time entertainment at a Super-Bowl than a political debate.