Politics

Friday, November 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Green light for Botnia pulp mill; Argentina furious

Uruguay finally granted the long-awaited start-up permit for Finland's Botnia pulp mill, which Argentina argues will contaminate a shared river. The green light came late Thursday following a last ditch effort to resolve the several years-long diplomatic dispute between the neighboring countries during the Ibero American summit in Santiago, Chile.
Friday, November 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chilean support for UK in Falklands '82, “things of the past”

Chile's Deputy Foreign Affairs minister Alberto Van Klaveren described the support given by the regime of General Augusto Pinochet to Britain during the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas conflict as “things of the past”.
Friday, November 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands remembers leading figure of post-conflict recovery

David Taylor CBE the first Falkland Islands Government Chief Executive passed away in London on Thursday. The Falkland Islands Government on making the sad announcement on Friday underlined David's contribution to the recovery of the Islands following the 1982 conflict.
Friday, November 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
UN defines democracy and calls for International Day

Stressing the continuing need to promote democratization, development and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, the General Assembly agreed to observe 15 September each year as the International Day of Democracy.
Friday, November 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Uruguay blocks bridge to prevent pickets crossing

Uruguay announced on Friday precautionary security measures in the area surrounding a controversial pulp mill that late Thursday was given the green light to begin production to which Argentina objects, generating a serious diplomatic rift between Montevideo and Buenos Aires.
Thursday, November 8th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Ban Ki-moon begins South American trip in Argentina

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived Wednesday in Argentina the first stop of his visit to three South American countries that will see him travel from the Amazon basin to Antarctica.
Thursday, November 8th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
UN Court says it has cleared backlog of cases

The International Court of Justice, ICJ, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, has essentially cleared its backlog of cases, the Court's President has told the General Assembly.
Thursday, November 8th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
US/Peru trade agreement supported by Democrats

The United States House of Representatives approved Thursday, in a 285 to 132 vote, a long delayed free-trade agreement with Peru, the first such accord passed by Congress since the opposition Democrats won control last year.
Thursday, November 8th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Gibraltar, Spain and UK implement trilateral agreements

The communiqué on the meeting of the Forum of Dialogue on Gibraltar, between Spain, the United Kingdom and Gibraltar, which took place on November 5 and 6 in Castellar de la Frontera points out progress made in a long agenda of common issues.
Thursday, November 8th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Ibero American summit spotlights on Michelle and Cristina

Chilean president Michelle Bachelet met for half an hour Thursday afternoon in the presidential palace La Moneda with elected president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. Although old friends this was the first official meeting of the elected president with a foreign leader.