Mercosur

• Tuesday, October 11th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Lan confirms purchase of 25 Airbus 318 and 319

  European aircraft builder Airbus reported Tuesday that Chile's LAN Airlines confirmed the purchase of 25 planes from its A320 family plus options on an additional 15 aircraft. Deliveries will begin in 2006.

• Tuesday, October 11th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  “Pleasant meeting with Queen Elizabeth II”

  Chilean President Ricardo Lagos met Tuesday morning with Queen Elizabeth II for twenty minutes in Buckingham Palace, but no further details were revealed.

• Monday, October 10th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  FAM disease in Brazil next to Bolivia

  Brazilian authorities confirmed Monday an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the southwestern state of Mato Grosso do Sul bordering with Paraguay and Bolivia and reported that 582 cattle have been sacrificed.

• Saturday, October 8th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Venezuela invests in regional refining capacity

  Venezuela's government owned oil company, PDVSA is planning investments in improving refining capacity in Latinamerica totalling 2,17 billion US dollars revealed the company's Refineries Department Alejandro Granados.

• Saturday, October 8th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Mercosur Parliament process begins 2006

  Mercosur members have virtually agreed that a regional Parliament begins to function in 2006 with the same number of benches for all countries, according to reliable sources from the Joint Parliamentary Commission.

• Friday, October 7th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Fujimori plans to run for Peruvian presidency

  Deposed Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori announced in Tokyo he plans to return to Peru and run for the presidency in 2006.

• Thursday, October 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Venezuela praises Iran's revolution and nuclear program

  Venezuela praised bilateral relations with Iran and pledged Wednesday support for Tehran's right to develop nuclear energy be it within the Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries or in other international forums.

• Thursday, October 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine hake landings total 210.00 tons

  Hake (merluccis hubbsi) landings during the first eight months of 2005 in Argentina totalled 210.00 tons, most of which, 155.000 tons caught south of parallel 41 and the rest to the north, according to the latest report from Argentine Fisheries Department.

• Thursday, October 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Galicia fleet receives funds to face fuel costs

  The Galicia fishing sector has received 7,5 million Euros in support aid to face soaring fuel costs, revealed Juan Carlos Martin Fragueiro Spain's head of Maritime Fisheries, who rejected claims that the Spanish government had not honoured its commitment.

• Thursday, October 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  President Bush in Mar del Plata next November

  United States President George Bush will be travelling to Argentina in November to participate in the IV Summit of the Americas, and will then fly to Brazil and Panama announced Wednesday the White House.