Politics

Friday, October 30th 2009 - 11:10 UTC
Argentina Chile plan to bore two integration tunnels under the Andes

Relations between Argentina and Chile are going through an optimum moment and once we drill through the Andes, “ghosts of the past will definitively have gone”, said Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner during the first of her two day visit to Chile.
Friday, October 30th 2009 - 07:27 UTC
Lula da Silva relishes in Caracas approval of Venezuela’s Mercosur entry bid

Brazil's Senate foreign relations committee approved on Thursday in a divided vote Venezuela's request to join Mercosur despite concerns over President Hugo Chavez's authoritarian style of government. The vote comes when President Lula da Silva flies to Caracas to sign huge contracts for Brazilian corporations.
Friday, October 30th 2009 - 06:38 UTC
NYT praises Chile’s Bachelet handling of the crisis and her style of government

The New York Times dedicated an article to Chilean President Michelle Bachelet whom she describes as among a handful of Latin American leaders, including President Lula da Silva of Brazil, whose handling of the crisis has strengthened their popularity.
Friday, October 30th 2009 - 04:29 UTC
Uruguay’s Colorados recommend voting for conservative Lacalle

Uruguay’s junior opposition Colorado party has recommended its followers to support Conservative presidential candidate Luis Alberto Lacalle for the November 29th run-off with the ruling coalition’s Jose Mujica.
Friday, October 30th 2009 - 03:05 UTC
Argentina/Brazil clash over trade restrictions: what restrictions?

Brazilian Minister of Development Industry and Trade, Miguel Jorge confirmed Thursday that the Brazilian government is requesting non automatic licenses for some imports from Argentina, but denied it was a reprisal because of similar measures imposed by Argentina.
Friday, October 30th 2009 - 01:47 UTC
Zelaya still president for 46% of Hondurans according to poll

A relative majority of Hondurans consider ousted Manuel Zelaya as their president compared to the head of de facto government Roberto Micheletti, according to the latest public opinion poll from CID-Gallup released this week in Tegucigalpa.
Thursday, October 29th 2009 - 13:31 UTC
Argentina/Chile seal “historic” integration and cooperation agreement

Argentina and Chile will sign Friday an integration and cooperation agreement which is an update of the Peace and Friendship treaty of 1984 which paved the way for a close relation and dependency between the neighbouring countries that only a few years before had been on the verge of war.
Thursday, October 29th 2009 - 10:11 UTC
Brazilian Senate ready to approve Venezuela’s inclusion in Mercosur

Strong lobbying from business interests in Brazil and Venezuela apparently will have tipped the balance and open the way for the Brazilian Congress to include Venezuela in South America’s largest trade block, Mercosur when it takes a vote on Thursday.
Thursday, October 29th 2009 - 08:16 UTC
World health leader impressed by Castro and Cuban medical facilities

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro “looks wonderful,” World Health Organization director general Margaret Chan said on Wednesday, after meeting the 83-year-old leader who resigned the presidency last year due to ailing health.
Thursday, October 29th 2009 - 07:36 UTC
Majority of Hondurans want presidential election to go ahead to end crisis

A majority of Hondurans support the proposal that both ousted President Manuel Zelaya and the head of the de facto government Roberto Micheletti should step down in favour of a caretaker president, thus keeping to the political calendar which schedules presidential elections for November 29th.