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Montevideo, November 27th 2024 - 04:46 UTC

Tag: Argentina

  • Tuesday, June 13th 2017 - 14:36 UTC

    35th Anniversary of the Falkland Islands Conflict

    The Falkland Islands are a leader amongst UK Overseas Territories in self-governance, democracy, accountability and social development.

    June 14th 2017 marks the 35th anniversary of the surrender of Argentinean forces and the Liberation of the Falkland Islands. The date marks the end of the short but brutal conflict that lasted 74 days, following the Argentine invasion of April 2nd 1982.

  • Saturday, June 10th 2017 - 10:26 UTC

    Argentina invites UK to resume Falklands question negotiations

    June 10, is the Day of Affirmation of Argentine Rights over the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and surrounding maritime spaces.

    Argentina has again invited the UK to resume negotiations on the Falklands/Malvinas question, following on UN assembly resolutions, and urges an end to unilateral activities related to exploration and exploitation of renewable and non renewable natural resources in the disputed area, as well as to the British military presence in the South Atlantic.

  • Friday, June 9th 2017 - 11:14 UTC

    Falklands: Red Cross exhumation of Argentine remains in three phases

    “Probably on the 19th maybe a few days later, starting with the exhumation proper and the job of taking bone samples from the various human remains…”

    With 123 graves to be exhumed but 140 families waiting for news, the exhumation and identification of Argentine war dead in the Falklands will bring answers to some families, but not every family involved, Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Operational Coordinator for the project to identify the remains of Argentine soldiers buried at Darwin Cemetery.

  • Friday, June 9th 2017 - 10:58 UTC

    Germany and Argentina pledged to fight protectionism and reach a Mercosur/EU trade deal

    “Germany is seeking allies for the issues that matter to us, just as other countries are seeking allies,” she added later at a news conference alongside Macri.

    Germany and Argentina voiced hopes Thursday for a free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur as German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Buenos Aires. In talks with Argentine President Mauricio Macri, Merkel discussed bilateral commerce and efforts to strike a deal with the Mercosur grouping of South American countries.

  • Thursday, June 8th 2017 - 09:56 UTC

    Why many Argentines continue to support “corrupt” Cristina Fernandez

    The question then is why Cristina followers believe it is OK she is corrupt, and contrary to that they believe that Macri is corrupt, asked Duran Barba

    A majority of followers of ex Argentine president Cristina Fernandez “believe she is corrupt”, but far from questioning her “they think it is OK”, since “obviously she needed the money to get involved in politics”, according to Jaime Duran Barba, sociologist and chief electoral advisor of president Mauricio Macri.

  • Wednesday, June 7th 2017 - 09:19 UTC

    Falklands government welcomes Red Cross team to begin humanitarian work

    Mr. Corbaz arrived at the Falkland Islands on Saturday 3rd June 2017, and together with his team are expected to begin preparation work immediately. (Pic AP)

    The Falkland Islands government, FIG, has extended its welcome to Laurent Corbaz, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, project to identify the remains of the unknown Argentine soldiers buried at the Darwin Cemetery.

  • Wednesday, June 7th 2017 - 08:27 UTC

    Argentina and UK agree to implement the trade and investment March MoU

    Ambassador Sersale di Cerisano, minister Greg Hands and Production minister Francisco Cabrera at the Embassy in London

    Argentina and UK agreed to begin implementing in August/September the trade and investment chapters included in the in Memorandum of Understanding signed last March in Buenos Aires. Argentine Production minister Francisco Cabrera is currently in London for a round of business talks with the private sector but also met Trade and Investment minister Greg Hands to continue advancing with the MoU.

  • Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 14:05 UTC

    Falklands/Malvinas: Red Cross head of project has arrived in the Islands

    Laurent Corbaz, head of the project for the ICRC, arrived on Saturday to the Islands. The rest of the team is expected to join him in the coming weeks.

    The International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, has reported that final preparations are underway ahead of work to identify the mortal remains of the unidentified Argentine soldiers buried in Darwin cemetery at the Falklands/Malvinas. Laurent Corbaz, head of the project for the ICRC, arrived on Saturday to the Islands. The rest of the team is expected to join him in the coming weeks.

  • Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 13:17 UTC

    Argentina inaugurates Tierra del Fuego offshore gas deposit which provides 8% of the country's demand

    “Vega Pléyade supplies between 7.5% and 8% of Argentina's total consumption of gas”, said Energy and Mining minister Juan Jose Aranguren

    Argentina formally inaugurated the Vega Pleyade gas and condensate deposit off the coast of Tierra del Fuego considered the most austral of its kind in the world, and which has been supplying the country with nine million cubic meters daily since February 2016. The well is operated by French Total (37.5%) together with Wintershall Energy (37.5%) and Panamerican South (25%), demanded an investment of 1.1bn dollars over three years.

  • Thursday, June 1st 2017 - 09:39 UTC

    Falklands' Darwin cemetery Red Cross team flies to the Islands on Saturday

    The ICRC delegation headed by Laurent Corbaz is making the round of contacts with Malvinas relatives and Argentine officials from different ministries

    The International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, which will lead the task of identifying the unknown Argentine combatants buried at the Darwin cemetery in the Falkland Islands, and currently in Buenos Aires, will be arriving in the Islands next Saturday and work is expected to begin as had been anticipated on 19 June.