
Chile?s Free Competition Tribunal, TDLC, fined Lan Airlines and Lan Cargo the equivalent of 128.000 US dollars each for non competition practices in the transport of international cargo to Punta Arenas, where both companies have a dominant situation, according to the ruling.

A pilot experience between Argentina and Brazil regarding trade in local currency, reduction of asymmetries between senior and junior members and the official creation of the Bank of the South figure in the agenda for this week's Mercosur summit in Paraguay.

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Argentina?s lack of coherence and inconsistent foreign policy has been one of the major obstacles in making effective the Malvinas islands sovereignty claim, admitted outgoing Argentine ambassador before United Nations, Cesar Mayoral in a Tuesday interview with Buenos Aires daily Clarin.
A commemorative event in central London is scheduled for this Sunday to mark the 25th anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands from Argentine forces, following the 1982 South Atlantic conflict.
The European Union decided this week to lower export subsidies for all dairy produce to zero, a decision which has been hailed by Mercosur member countries since Argentina and Uruguay are two important exports of milk, cheese and by products.

Queen Elizabeth II Message: 25 Years of FREEDOM and a FUTURE for FALKLAND ISLANDERS.

Commemorations to mark the 25th anniversary of the end of the Falkland Islands conflict between Britain and Argentina were held in Britain Thursday, attended by Queen Elizabeth II, Tony Blair and former Conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher.
Technical teams from Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Venezuela and Ecuador agreed this week in Buenos Aires on the terms for the establishment and Foundation Act of the South Bank, reported Argentina's Ministry of Economy.
The teams held two full days of meetings Monday and Tuesday, with Chile acting as an observer.
Despite recent conciliatory gestures between the presidents of Brazil and Venezuela, Brazil's Senate has shown a new determination to block full membership for Venezuela in Mercosur as part of the fallout from the revocation of Radio Caracas TV's license.