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Montevideo, July 4th 2025 - 17:17 UTC

Tag: Falkland Islands

  • Wednesday, June 8th 2016 - 07:55 UTC

    Falklands program for anniversary of Liberation Day 2016

    At 11.00 am a ceremony will be held at the Liberation Monument in front of the Secretariat building.

    To mark the anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands from Argentine occupation in 1982, the following program has been arranged for Tuesday 14 June 2016.

  • Wednesday, June 8th 2016 - 07:09 UTC

    Falklands/Malvinas issue: Malcorra promises to follow on Ban Ki-moon's steps

    “The Secretary General has always told both sides, UK and Argentina that he is willing to do that, on which both sides agree that can be done”, said Malcorra

    Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra said on Tuesday that if elected as United Nations next Secretary General she will follow on Ban Ki-moon steps when it comes to the Falklands/Malvinas issue, and downplayed the fact of her nationality in reference to the dispute.

  • Tuesday, June 7th 2016 - 09:10 UTC

    Nothing bogus about Continental Shelf claims

    Argentine diplomat Osvaldo N Mársico

    By Osvaldo N Mársico (Chairman of COPLA) (*) - In my capacity as the head of the COPLA National Committee on Argentina’s Continental Platform at the Foreign Ministry, I would like to refer to the letter of Professor Peter Willets published last Saturday (Mercopress) concerning the outer limit of the Argentine continental shelf and clarify some mistakes and misconceptions evident in Professors Willets’ letter.

  • Monday, June 6th 2016 - 07:31 UTC

    UK dilemma with Malcorra at the UN, “a candidate favoured by Washington”

    On Tuesday Susana Malcorra will present her vision to the United Nations in a set of hustings that will now be closely watched

    Britain is facing a diplomatic dilemma since it seems quite clear that the US administration of Barack Obama favours the Argentine candidate and current foreign affairs minister Susana Malcorra as the next UN Secretary General, according to an article published on the Sunday edition of The Telegraph and written by Peter Foster, Europe editor and Harriet Alexander, New York editor.

  • Friday, June 3rd 2016 - 19:40 UTC

    Argentine hopes dashed on Falklands, Antarctica: Continental Shelf Commission refused to consider three major claims

    The Commission is composed of 21 scientists and its Rules of Procedure forbid consideration of “unresolved land or maritime disputes”.

    In April 2009, Argentina submitted a formal claim to sovereignty over an exceptionally large continental shelf, across hundreds of miles of the sea-bed to the east and south of Argentina. This year, in March, newspapers around the world incorrectly reported the whole Argentine submission had been endorsed.

  • Friday, June 3rd 2016 - 19:34 UTC

    Delimitation of the Argentine continental shelf

    Comparison of the Argentine submission with the area approved by CLCS

    By Professor Peter Willetts, South Atlantic Council (*) - The Argentine Foreign Ministry announced on 28 March 2016 that it had gained international recognition of a claim to an exceptionally large continental shelf. But they were mistaken. Argentina had made a submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) on 21 April 2009 to claim sovereignty rights over the resources of the sea-bed.

  • Friday, June 3rd 2016 - 06:40 UTC

    Falklands are “my homeland”, with the right to freely choose our own future

    Ms. Krysteen Ormond, JP, Falkland Islands Government Representative to the United Nations Decolonization Committee

    The Falklands are a people, “my homeland”, with the right to freely choose our own future, as enshrined as leading principle in the UN Charter and safeguarded by the several covenants on civil and political rights, said Falklands' government representative Krysteen Ormond addressing the Pacific Regional Seminar of the C24, Special Decolonization Committee.

  • Thursday, June 2nd 2016 - 09:20 UTC

    Argentina describes Falklands' governor speech on links as 'positive', but they must be bilateral through UK

    Malcorra affirmed she was aware that the Falklands' governor had said the Islands were hopeful of a chance for a productive relationship with Argentina

    Argentina believes there is an opportunity to improve the relation with the Falkland Islanders, and 'we are exploring available options', but those links must be channeled through bilateral relations with the United Kingdom, since the Islands dispute is with the UK.

  • Thursday, June 2nd 2016 - 08:14 UTC

    Falkland’s set to appoint Barry Rowland as new Chief Executive

    Barry Rowland formerly worked as Chief Executive for Newcastle City Council before leaving in 2012.

    The Falkland Island’s Government (FIG) announced yesterday that a conditional offer of employment had been accepted in principle by Mr. Barry Rowland for the position of Chief Executive. Current FIG Chief Executive, Keith Padgett, is retiring later this year after serving as head of the civil service for the past 5 years.

  • Wednesday, June 1st 2016 - 03:11 UTC

    Falklands, after 'boom' years, announces a prudent mid/term sustainable budget

    Financial Secretary Nicola Granger made the presentation of the Appropriations and Finance bills to the Legislative Assembly

    The Falkland Islands Financial Secretary Nicola Granger presented on Tuesday to the Legislative Assembly the 2016/17 financial budget bill with appropriations of £62.9M, funded from revenues anticipated in the year of £61.3M with the remainder coming from the reserves built up from wind-falls in Illex catches and oil and gas exploration in recent years.