Politics

Monday, April 2nd 2012 - 22:20 UTC
Argentina appeals to Red Cross to help identify remains of soldiers buried in Falklands

President Cristina Fernandez has sent a letter to the Red Cross asking the international organization to intercede before the UK so that the remains of Argentine and British soldiers in the Falkland Islands which are still unknown, 30 years after the beginning of the Malvinas war can be identified.
Monday, April 2nd 2012 - 18:52 UTC
Former RN officer tells how the sinking of the Belgrano was coordinated

On the 30th anniversary of the South Atlantic conflict, the member of the Royal Navy who was responsible for coordinating the attack on the Argentina Navy cruiser “General Belgrano” spoke to UK-based newspaper “The News,” in Portsmouth and explained the steps that led up to the attack that caused 323 deaths and why it was justified at the time.
Monday, April 2nd 2012 - 18:47 UTC
UK parliament partisan support for Falklands’ right to self-determination

The UK’s Falkland Islands All-party Parliamentary Group stated on Monday that “no British government will negotiate with Argentina the sovereignty of the South Atlantic archipelago.”
Monday, April 2nd 2012 - 18:40 UTC
HMS Dauntless leaves Wednesday for routine deployment to the South Atlantic

The Royal Navy announced that Portsmouth-based warship HMS Dauntless sails on Wednesday, April 4, for a six-month routine deployment to the South Atlantic, relieving HMS Montrose that is on her way back home.
Monday, April 2nd 2012 - 18:34 UTC
Falklands’ message from Hague: “we still want to work with Argentina”

In a statement entitled “Why we still want to work with Argentina”, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the South Atlantic conflict, Foreign Secretary William Hague, stressed UK’s eagerness to work with Argentina on several aspects surrounding the Falkland Islands issue.
Monday, April 2nd 2012 - 15:39 UTC
Falkland Islands: Reflections on April 2

By John Fowler - Maybe because the days in the Falklands get noticeably shorter from now on and the onset of winter inevitable, April is nobody's favourite month here. To add to the gathering gloom at this time, hardly a year goes by without some journalist – usually Argentinean – ringing the office to ask how we are 'celebrating' the second of April, which marks the anniversary of the Argentine invasion of the Falklands in 1982.
Monday, April 2nd 2012 - 09:50 UTC
Green light for Uruguayan flight to Falklands; Argentine ambassador says it’s not commercially viable

The Uruguayan government through the Ministry of Defence gave the green light to a local air cargo company, Airclass which requested authorization to make a commercial flight to the Falkland Islands sometime this month.
Monday, April 2nd 2012 - 09:42 UTC
Argentina claims US and EU have the most questioned trade policies at WTO level

Argentina highlighted that the administrations of Néstor Kirchner (2003/2007) and Cristina Fernández (2007/2011) were the less reported before the World Trade Organization and warned that that the US and EU are the most questioned members of the WTO regarding their trade policies.
Monday, April 2nd 2012 - 09:40 UTC
Argentina must act seriously and stop childish attitudes, says top industry leader

Argentina’s notorious Interior Trade Secretary Guillermo Moreno has triggered another controversy, this time among board members from Industries Union of Argentina, UIA, involving one of its vice-presidents and the CEO of Fiat.
Monday, April 2nd 2012 - 09:29 UTC
UK and French companies awarded eight blocks in Uruguay’s offshore oil round

UK’s BP, BG Group, London-based Tullow Oil and French oil major Total were awarded a total of eight offshore blocks in an Uruguayan bidding round and will invest 1.56 billion dollars in exploration of those areas, state energy company Ancap announced.