Falkland Islands

• Friday, January 23rd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Bielsa: no de-escalation of conflict situation

  Argentine Foreign Affairs Secretary Rafael Bielsa emphasized today that even if the sovereignty conflict over the Falklands takes 400 years, “we'll have 400 years of patience, but the Islands will be returned to Argentina”.

• Wednesday, January 21st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Fisheries News.-

  Headlines:
  NZ crusade against poachers; Protectionist measures for farmed salmon industry; Chile, first world salmon producer; Controversial salmon study finds support; US-Brazilian shrimp dispute could reach WTO.

• Wednesday, January 21st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Lan Chile confirms 11 charter flight cancellations.

  Lan Chile refused to qualify the Argentine government's decision to close its airspace to Chilean charter flights to the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, January 21st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  No Argentine officials at Memorial unveiling

  No Argentine officials will be travelling to the Falkland Islands for the inauguration of the Memorial to be erected in Darwin to the memory of the 649 Argentine servicemen killed during the 1982 South Atlantic conflict.

• Tuesday, January 20th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  The voice of Gibraltar Group.

  So, it appears that the vultures are preparing to return to the roost in spring, after a long winter in the cold.

• Tuesday, January 20th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  EU closer to an understanding on catches

  The new hake, Norway lobster and sole recovery plan, submitted by the European Commission on Thursday January 15 states that hake vessels operating in Iberian waters will have to reduce their fishing days by 10% annually over a five year period, beginning 2005.

• Tuesday, January 20th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Tories reiterate Gibraltar policy to Rajoy

  Conservative policy on Gibraltar remains unchanged and this was the position put to the leader of Spanish Partido Popular Mariano Rajoy by Michael Howard the Tory leader.

• Tuesday, January 20th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Aznar: “Gibraltar one day will be returned to Spain”

  Spanish President Jose Maria Aznar categorically stated to the American media that Gibraltar will “one day be returned to Spanish sovereignty”.

• Tuesday, January 20th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Rammell statement before Parliament.

  The argentine press gave ample coverage this Tuesday to the British government written statement before Parliament saying that “regrettably, despite considerable efforts it has not been possible to reach agreement with the Argentine Government on opening talks on air services on acceptable terms”.

• Monday, January 19th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Former governors in the “front line”

  Two former Falkland Islands governors currently ambassadors in South America have been in the continent's headlines following threats of possible bomb and fire attacks from radical groups in Peru and Venezuela.