Mercosur

• Wednesday, October 20th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  EU-Mercosur resume trade talks in Lisbon.

  The European Union and Mercosur will resume this Wednesday in Lisbon, Portugal, stalled trade negotiations and decide whether the association agreement can be reached before November 1 when a new team of European Commission commissars takes over in Brussels.

• Wednesday, October 20th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Tourims rapidly becoming Magallanes main industry.

  Tourism is rapidly becoming the most dynamic industry in Magallanes Region and in two years time will become the main source of income.

• Wednesday, October 20th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Antartic Programs Council meets in Punta Arenas.

  For the first time ever Punta Arenas hosted last weekend the annual meeting of the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs Executive Committee which convened program directors of the main members of the Antarctic Treaty.

• Wednesday, October 20th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile preparing for 2005 presidential election.

  Former Chilean Defence Minister Michelle Bachelet has the greatest chances of becoming the ruling coalition's candidate for the December 2005 presidential election according to the latest opinion polls released in Santiago by Centro de Estudios de la Realidad Contemporánea, CERC.

• Wednesday, October 20th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Presidential aircraft Tango 01's turbine catches fire.

  With Argentine president Nestor Kirchner on board was forced to land fifteen minutes after take off when one of two engines caught fire.

• Tuesday, October 19th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Foreign residents in Chile increased 75%.

  The number of foreign residents in Chile jumped 75% in a decade, mostly Argentines and Peruvians, making it the highest ever in two inter-census periods.

• Tuesday, October 19th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Repsol-YPF after oil and gas in Iran.

  Spanish-Argentine consortium Repsol-YPF signed an agreement with the Iranian Oil Company for the exploration of hydrocarbons in two blocks in the south of the Persian Gulf, reported this week the company in Madrid.

• Tuesday, October 19th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Nuclear plant inspectors in Brazil.

  Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency are expected this Tuesday in Brazil to view part of its uranium enrichment equipment according to Veja, the country's leading weekly magazine which quotes unnamed government sources.

• Tuesday, October 19th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Lan raises international air fares 15%.

  Lan raised international air fares 15% and plans to raise domestic fares 7% because of the increase in fuel costs.

• Tuesday, October 19th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Walker incident is over, but read Peron's book?

  Argentine and Chilean Foreign Affairs ministers considered this Monday in Montevideo, Uruguay that the diplomatic controversy between both countries was over.