Tag: Alicia Castro

• Saturday, June 25th 2016 - 11:08 UTC

  Falklands/Malvinas discussions with Argentina 'more complicated' because of 'British nationalism' resurgence

  

  Wikileaks founder Julian Assange anticipated that the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union will further complicate negotiations with Argentina regarding the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute because of a “resurgence” of what he described as British nationalism.

• Thursday, March 10th 2016 - 03:23 UTC

  Argentina's next ambassador in London invited to UK residence in Buenos Aires

  

  British Ambassador in Buenos Aires Dr. John Freeman and Mrs Freeman welcomed Ambassador Carlos Sersale Di Cersiano and his partner Linette de Jager to the Residence and congratulated him on his appointment to London. The British ambassador wished both every success in the years ahead.

• Monday, January 25th 2016 - 07:28 UTC

  Corbyn favors Falklands' 'power-sharing' deal with Argentina, says ex ambassador Castro

  

  United Kingdom's leader of the opposition Jeremy Corbyn is in favor of making a power-sharing deal with Argentina over the Falkland Islands, according to an Argentine diplomat. Outgoing Argentine ambassador Alicia Castro says that the Labour leader is “one of ours” and that he told her he supports a British-Argentine power-sharing deal in the vein of Northern Ireland.

• Wednesday, December 23rd 2015 - 09:30 UTC

  An economist and professional diplomat next Argentine ambassador in London

  

  The Argentine government announced that it was nominating Carlos Sersale di Cerisano and Jorge Faurie, professional diplomats as next ambassadors in London and Paris. Both have long diplomatic careers and are considered very efficient and knowledgeable in international relations and global trade.

• Thursday, December 3rd 2015 - 07:10 UTC

  Ambassador Castro thanks all those British who support the Malvinas Question

  

  Argentine ambassador in London, Alicia Castro was a guest speaker at the Latin America conference held at the TUC headquarters, alongside other well known political and trade union figures.Her speech was met with a standing ovation from an audience of over 500 British attendants, whom she thanked for supporting Argentina on the Malvinas Question and in the litigation with the speculative or 'vulture' funds.

• Friday, November 6th 2015 - 07:49 UTC

  Malvinas war Argentine film screened to Falklands veterans at embassy

  

  British veterans of the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas conflict met with Argentine ex-combatant Edgardo Esteban at the Embassy of Argentina in London where an Argentine produced film about the war was screened.

• Wednesday, October 21st 2015 - 06:24 UTC

  Bank of England advisor could become Argentina's next ambassador in London

  

  Mario Blejer a world renowned economist and advisor to the Bank of England, was mentioned as the possible next Argentine ambassador in London, if incumbent presidential candidate Daniel Scioli, as public opinion polls indicate, is confirmed in Sunday's election as the man who will take over from Cristina Fernández next December.

• Tuesday, September 15th 2015 - 04:51 UTC

  Jeremy Corbyn and the Falkland Islands

  

  'Following the controversial election of Jeremy Corbyn as the new leader of the British Labour Party, the Daily Mail published, on Monday 15th September, the following letter which was written by Patrick Watts who was Head of Falklands Radio 1977-1999 and who was broadcasting at the time of the Argentine Invasion in April 1982.'

• Friday, July 31st 2015 - 05:44 UTC

  Ex-Top Gear team will front a new motoring program with Amazon Prime

  

  Former BBC' Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have signed up to present a new show on Amazon's streaming video service. The trio will front three series of a new motoring program for Amazon Prime, with the first season to be made available worldwide in 2016.

• Tuesday, July 28th 2015 - 06:27 UTC

  Falkland Islanders under Argentina 'will elect their own members to Congress and enjoy oil benefits'

  

  'Some day' Argentina will recover sovereignty over the Malvinas and in no way will the Falkland Islanders or their culture, traditions or language be discriminated, and furthermore they will be able to elect their members to congress, governor and fully enjoy the benefits of oil production.