Mercosur

• Thursday, November 24th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  US/Andean countries free trade talks postponed

  Peru failed to conclude a free trade agreement with the United States and decided Wednesday to take a break in negotiations, as had happened with its Andean partners, Colombia and Ecuador, the day before

• Thursday, November 24th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Lula confirms tight budget policy and minister Palocci

  Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ratified Wednesday the country's “successful” economic policy emphasizing that Finance Minister Antonio Palocci plays a crucial role in its achievement and brushed aside proposals for a laxer fiscal policy to promote growth.

• Thursday, November 24th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Latinamerican regional trade forecasted in 74 billion US dollars

  Trade among the Latinamerican Integration Association (ALADI) members is forecasted t reach 74 billion US dollars this year, 24% higher that in 2004.

• Wednesday, November 23rd 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Fujimori with significant political support in Peru

  Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, currently in custody in Chile, would be the second hopeful in a run off with leading presidential candidate Lourdes Flores, if he was allowed to participate in the April 2006 general election, according to an opinion poll from Datum published last Tuesday in Lima.

• Wednesday, November 23rd 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  US open market to Chilean beef, lamb and pork

  After three long years of negotiations Chilean beef, lamb and pork have achieved direct access to the United States market informed the US Food Safety Inspection Service to its Chilean counterpart Agriculture and Livestock Survey, SAG.

• Wednesday, November 23rd 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Two Lords and four MPs visit Argentina

  Two Lords and four British MPs are on a two days official visit to Argentina interested in knowing the political situation of the country and strengthening bilateral relations.

• Wednesday, November 23rd 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  European satellite protects toothfish in Kerguelen

  Since February 2004, the European Space Agency (ESA) satellite Envisat is playing a key role in the conservation of Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) by locating and tracking vessels that illegally target this scarce resource in the Antarctic Ocean.

• Tuesday, November 22nd 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands de-mining group meets in London

  The Joint Task Group for the de-mining of the Falkland Islands is currently holding a three days meeting in London according to the Argentine press.

• Tuesday, November 22nd 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina and Venezuela agree on regional alliance and trade

  Venezuela and Argentina signed Monday in Puerto Ordaz several bilateral accords which lock the two countries into a tight strategic alliance targeted at converting Mercosur into the clear alternative to any trade agreement involving the hemisphere.

• Tuesday, November 22nd 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Another piece for the Fujimori puzzle

  Former Peruvian vie president Francisco Tudela Van Breugel said that the downfall of President Alberto Fujimori in 2000 was very much influenced by his administration's lack of support for the United Stated sponsored Colombia Plan and the decision to purchase fighter bombers MIG-29 instead of F-16.