Falkland Islands

• Saturday, February 2nd 2013 - 19:45 UTC

  Foreign Office insists Argentina was informed in advance Falklands’ MLAs would attend Hague/Timerman meeting

  

  The last round of the Falklands’ dispute between the UK and Argentina seems to have exposed a new blunder of Minister Hector Timerman, since according to the Foreign Office from the very request last December for a meeting with Foreign Secretary William Hague this month in London, the Argentine official was clearly informed that Falklands’ representatives would be present when the particular issue of the Islands was raised.

• Friday, February 1st 2013 - 20:13 UTC

  Falklands regret Timerman attitude and calls on Argentina “to respect our rights”

  

  The Falkland Islands government said on Friday it deeply regrets that Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman refused to meet with lawmakers from the Islands and Foreign Secretary William Hague, next week when he travels to London.

• Friday, February 1st 2013 - 06:54 UTC

  US Congressman supports Falklands’ referendum: “it is good to test people’s opinion”

  

  Visiting United States Congressman Thomas E Petri expressed approval of the decision of Falkland Islanders to hold a referendum on the political status and future of the Falklands.

• Thursday, January 31st 2013 - 20:50 UTC

  Timerman rejects meeting Falklands representatives; only interested in ‘bilateral round’ with Hague

  

  Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman turned down an invitation by his British counterpart William Hague to take part in a meeting in London with representatives of the Falklands/Malvinas Islands government, assuring that “the international community does not accept the involvement of a third party” in the sovereignty issue.

• Thursday, January 31st 2013 - 14:06 UTC

  Two Falklands’ lawmakers fly to London to meet with Argentine Foreign minister

  

  Two elected members of the Falkland Islands’ Legislative Assembly will be travelling to London this weekend to be available to take part in any discussions regarding the Islands when Argentine Foreign minister Hector Timerman meets with Foreign Secretary William Hague, according to a release from Gilbert House, Stanley.

• Wednesday, January 30th 2013 - 15:18 UTC

  Timerman taking the Falklands’ dispute to London in an event with EU figures

  

  Foreign minister Hector Timerman will be taking the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty claim to London where next week he is scheduled to meet outstanding figures from 18 European countries that have been calling for a resumption of negotiations, according to a release from the Argentine embassy in UK.

• Tuesday, January 29th 2013 - 06:02 UTC

  UK wants to control South Atlantic access and resources, claims Argentina

  

  Argentina claimed at the CELAC summit in Chile that the UK has converted the Falkland Islands into one of the “most militarized territories in the world” with the sole purpose of exploiting the natural resources of the Islands and control access to Antarctica.

• Tuesday, January 29th 2013 - 05:58 UTC

  Letter from Chavez calls for regional unit, supports Cuba and condemns UK on the Falklands

  

  Vice-president Nicolas Maduro, read an eleven page letter he said was written by ailing President Hugo Chavez in which the Venezuelan leader calls for Latinamerican unit, praises Cuba’s chairmanship of CELAC group and takes time to support Argentina’s claims over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands.

• Tuesday, January 29th 2013 - 03:42 UTC

  South Falklands gas condensate discovery in ‘technically and commercially viable”

  

  Hydrocarbons exploration company Borders and Southern Petroleum announced on Monday that the development of its gas condensate discovery in the Falkland Islands is commercially viable. B&S made its Darwin (East-West) discovery in April and has been carrying out tests to determine the nature of its find.

• Tuesday, January 29th 2013 - 03:02 UTC

  Are Falkland Islanders the Mapuches of the South Atlantic?

  

  By John Fowler - Frequently controversial newspaper columnist, Matthew Parris, who was a member of the British Parliament during 1982, has not been noted in the past as a supporter of the Falkland Islands in their struggle to avoid annexation by Argentina. It was something of a surprise therefore to read an article by him in The Times of January 26 entitled Argentina’s hypocrites is steeped in blood.