Latin America

• Tuesday, December 4th 2012 - 16:03 UTC

  January 10, a decisive date for the Venezuelan political situation

  

  As we approach January 10, or even before New Year, the big news will be if a re-elected president but physically handicapped and sick is capable of taking the oath for another six years for which he was re-elected last 7 October, says Nelson Bocaranda, probably the best informed journalist in Venezuela whose reports have sustainedly proven right.

• Tuesday, December 4th 2012 - 03:12 UTC

  Bolivia confirms willingness to become Mercosur full member at Friday’s summit

  

  Bolivia will announce to its peers at the Mercosur summit in Brasilia, later this week that it is willing to adhere to the trade block as a full member, reported Amanda Dávila, Communications minister.

• Tuesday, December 4th 2012 - 03:07 UTC

  Brazil says Venezuela leader Chavez will attend the Mercosur summit Friday

  

  Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez will travel to Brazil for the Mercosur summit next Friday despite cancer-related medical treatment in Cuba, Brazil's ambassador revealed on Monday.

• Monday, December 3rd 2012 - 22:23 UTC

  Peru makes its case before the International Court; Chile: no surprises

  

  Peru asked the International Court of Justice Monday to set a maritime border with Chile in a case that could greatly expand the amount of rich seas under Peruvian control off the two Pacific neighbours’ coasts.

• Monday, December 3rd 2012 - 05:20 UTC

  Mexican new president reaches first agreements with the opposition

  

  Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on Sunday signed a pact with the country's leading political parties to increase competition in the telecommunications sector and overhaul the education system.

• Monday, December 3rd 2012 - 04:49 UTC

  Colombia/Nicaragua agree to act “with a cool head” following disputed waters ruling

  

  Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said he has agreed with his Nicaraguan counterpart, Daniel Ortega, “to establish lines of communication” to resolve through diplomatic channels the maritime dispute between the two countries.

• Saturday, December 1st 2012 - 07:48 UTC

  Parlatino ample support for Paraguayan Congress despite Argentina

  

  The Paraguayan congress was strongly supported at the Latinamerican Parliament, Parlatino, which during the XXVIII ordinary session voted against an Argentine motion to have it suspended.

• Saturday, December 1st 2012 - 07:25 UTC

  Unasur summit rejects Falklands’ referendum and wants to limit ‘vulture funds’

  

  The Union for South American Nations (Unasur) agreed to limit the actions of ‘special situation funds’ (hedge funds or ‘vulture funds’) and categorically rejected a referendum that will take in place in the Falkland Islands in March to decide the political status of the archipelago, during the summit that took place in Lima.

• Saturday, December 1st 2012 - 07:07 UTC

  Paraguay blasts Unasur summit decision confirming suspension until April 2013

  

  Paraguay complained bitterly Unasur (Union of South American Nations) decision to confirm the suspension of the country from the group until next April 2013 when elections are scheduled. The decision was described as a ‘systematic persecution’ and ‘interventionism’ of Paraguay, which is contrary to basic principles enshrined in the UN charter.

• Friday, November 30th 2012 - 22:32 UTC

  Solid Latam support for Palestine ‘observer status’ vote at the UN

  

  Latinamerican countries most of which recognize Palestine as a free and sovereign state, helped this week with their votes to elevate the status of the Palestine Authority to “non member observer” which was approved this week by an overwhelming majority of the UN General Assembly.