Politics

• Wednesday, April 11th 2012 - 00:35 UTC

  UK confirms it claims repayment of £ 45m loaned to Argentine Junta that invaded the Falklands

  

  The UK is seeking repayment of a loan granted to Argentina in 1979 which was invested in military procurement some of which was used during the Falkland Islands conflict.

• Tuesday, April 10th 2012 - 15:32 UTC

  Argentina denies ‘political opportunism’ in Malvinas sovereignty-claim campaign

  

  The Argentine government said that the Malvinas Islands sovereignty claim is “not political opportunism” or geared “to remove other issues from the country’s political agenda” and is coherent with the political and ideological thinking of both Presidents Cristina Fernandez and her late husband and former president Nestor Kirchner.

• Tuesday, April 10th 2012 - 07:10 UTC

  Rousseff complains about US expansionist monetary policy during meeting with Obama

  

  Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff complained about US monetary policy and expressed concern that sanctions against Iran could backfire in a meeting with President Barack Obama on Monday, highlighting strains between the continent’s biggest economies.

• Tuesday, April 10th 2012 - 07:06 UTC

  Argentina expects strong Malvinas support statement from the Americas summit

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez will be attending on Saturday the VI Americas summit to be held in Colombia, which is already involved in a strong controversy because of the non invitation to Cuba.

• Tuesday, April 10th 2012 - 06:59 UTC

  Fidel wonders about Canada’s position on Falklands issue at the Americas summit

  

  Fidel Castro accuses Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper of suffering from illusions and says Canada should take a stand in the Falkland Islands dispute in a rambling new essay that lashes out against Cuba’s exclusion from a coming Organization of American States summit.

• Tuesday, April 10th 2012 - 06:54 UTC

  Uruguay will enjoy “positive discrimination” in bilateral trade with Argentina

  

  Argentina and Uruguay presidents Cristina Fernandez and Jose Mujica agreed Monday evening to discuss their trade differences in the framework of Mercosur and promote “positive discrimination” measures for Uruguayan exports to help compensate the restrictions imported to all imports by the Argentine government.

• Tuesday, April 10th 2012 - 05:40 UTC

  Repsol CEO in Argentina trying to prevent YPF takeover by the government

  

  Repsol's chairman Antonio Brufau has asked for a meeting with officials from the Argentine government, which investors fear could seize control of the Spanish oil major's unit in Argentina, YPF.

• Tuesday, April 10th 2012 - 05:32 UTC

  US and Brazil plan to exchange toasts with cachaça and Tennessee whiskey

  

  US and Brazil plan to boost trade and cooperation in their respective national drinks, cachaça (distilled sugar cane liquor used to make caipirihna cocktails, and Tennessee whisky. The letter of intent was signed Monday by US Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Brazil’s Trade Minister Fernando Pimentel.

• Tuesday, April 10th 2012 - 05:17 UTC

  Boeing and Embraer sign agreement on safety, efficiency and productivity

  

  US Boeing and Brazil’s Embraer signed an agreement Monday to work cooperatively on aircraft safety, operational efficiency and manufacturing productivity.

• Tuesday, April 10th 2012 - 05:12 UTC

  Argentine factory begins production of Pampa training aircraft with German help

  

  Argentina’s government controlled Aircraft Factory, Fadea, plans a production of 100 Pampa II training and combat aircraft at its plant in Cordoba in association with the German company Grob Aircraft AG, it was announced.