Tag: Crisitina Fernandez

• Monday, June 18th 2012 - 02:24 UTC

  Ban Ki-moon good offices on Falklands issue if “both parties are willing to engage”

  

  United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon reiterated his good offices to help resolve the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute between Argentina and the UK, but also pointed out “as long as the parties are willing to engage”.

• Monday, June 18th 2012 - 00:12 UTC

  Cameron will personally present Falklands message to Kirchner

  

  By Graham Bound, London - Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez will get her wish on Monday or Tuesday, when she meets Prime Minister David Cameron in the fringes of the G20 meeting in Mexico to talk about the Falkland Islands.

• Thursday, June 14th 2012 - 17:29 UTC

  “Give peace a chance” writes Cristina Fernandez in world media display

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández called on the UK to “give peace a chance” in an advertisement article published Thursday on British, Indian and Russian newspapers ahead of her presentation later in the day before the UN Decolonization Committee demanding sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, June 13th 2012 - 08:17 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez announces plan to build 400.000 new houses in four years

  

  In an attempt to recover the political initiative and sliding opinion polls Argentine President Cristina Fernández announced the launching of an ambitious housing program aimed at building 400.000 homes in the next four years.

• Monday, June 11th 2012 - 05:47 UTC

  Opinion poll shows support for Cristina Fernandez sliding significantly

  

  The image of Argentine president Cristina Fernandez and the approval of her government have fallen significantly in June compared to last October when she was re-elected for a second four year mandate.

• Thursday, May 31st 2012 - 06:01 UTC

  Confirmed: Cristina Fernandez will attend C24 meeting on Falklands next June 14

  

  President Cristina Fernandez will be attending next June 14 the UN Decolonization meeting in New York where she is expected to make a strong case for Argentina’s claim over the disputed Falklands/Malvinas Islands.

• Friday, May 18th 2012 - 22:35 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez insisted in Angola on the South Atlantic as “an area of peace”

  

  President Cristina Fernández highlighted the importance of keeping the South Atlantic region as ”an area of peace, free of militarization,” during her speech before the National Assembly of Angola on Friday.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2012 - 06:51 UTC

  “I’m predictable, no shocks” says CFK after Tuesday’s mini run on the US dollar

  

  After a day of intense trading in the ‘blue’ (informal) market for US dollars which reached a new high of 5.50 Pesos, Argentine President Cristina Fernández assured on Tuesday evening that there will be no economic ‘shocks’ or a ‘system of multiple exchange rates’ as “has been rumoured during the whole day”.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2012 - 01:33 UTC

  Repsol sues Argentina over YPF in NY court and also takes the case to World Bank arbitration

  

  Repsol YPF SA the large Spanish oil and gas company on Tuesday sued Argentina for seizing control of formerly state-owned energy company YPF SA, in which Repsol held a majority stake.

• Thursday, May 10th 2012 - 20:03 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez looks for new friends: Hollande and Putin

  

  Argentina’s Cristina Fernández spoke to French president- elect François Hollande and newly elected Russian president Vladimir Putin to congratulate them on their wins and agreed to meet them both in the next G20 meeting in Mexico.