Mercosur

• Saturday, April 2nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina requests continued US “political support”

  Argentina officially requested United States continued support for the beleaguered country's debt restructuring process and negotiations with key multilateral organizations such as G-7, IMF and World Bank.

• Saturday, April 2nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Malvinas issue: Infinite patience policy.

  Argentine Foreign Affairs Minister Rafael Bielsa criticized United Kingdom's recurrent “unilateral” decisions regarding the “Malvinas issue” and called for a dialogue with “practical and innovative” steps contributing to the resumption of negotiations for a fair, peaceful and lasting solution to the South Atlantic dispute.

• Saturday, April 2nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Kirchner: recovering Malvinas is “unrenounceable”

  Argentine president Nestor Kirchner emphasized Saturday that the recovery of the Islas Malvinas (Falklands) by means of dialogue, peace and firmness, is an “unrenounceable” claim for the Argentine people.

• Friday, April 1st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil committed to contain inflationary expectations.

  Brazil Central Bank president Henrique Meirelles said that the bank had been successful in containing inflationary expectations adding that the prices index increase since the beginning of the year “had not damaged long term prospects”.

• Friday, April 1st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Wolfowitz confirmed World Bank president

  With crucial support from the European Union, former Pentagon Deputy Paul Wolfowitz, described as a “hawk” was confirmed Thursday as the next president of the World Bank.

• Friday, April 1st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  US insistent in condemning Cuba for human rights abuses

  United States announced Thursday that it will present a resolution before the United Nations Human Rights Commission condemning Cuba since Fidel Castro's regime has made no progress in the issue of respecting basic freedoms.

• Friday, April 1st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  US calls on help to contain Venezuela's “destabilizing role”

  The United States government asked Venezuela's neighbouring countries to take into account the “destabilizing role” the Caracas government is playing in the region.

• Friday, April 1st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  “Día de Malvinas” commemorations.

  Argentine President Nestor Kirchner will be participating Saturday April 2 in the “Day of Malvinas” commemoration in the historic Patricios Infantry Regiment in downtown Buenos Aires.

• Thursday, March 31st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile sues Czech tourist for causing forest fire

  Chilean authorities are suing a Czech citizen who accidentally started a fire causing extensive damage to Chilean Patagonia main national park, Torres del Paine.

• Thursday, March 31st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Antarctica annual turnover 900 million US dollars

  Antarctica has an annual turnover of 900 million US dollars mainly from fisheries, scientific research and tourism, of which Punta Arenas only takes advantage of twelve million US dollars, claimed Jose Retamales Director of the Chilean Antarctic Institute, reports La Prensa Austral.