Tag: Falkland Islands

Saturday, February 2nd 2013 - 19:45 UTC
Foreign Office insists Argentina was informed in advance Falklands’ MLAs would attend Hague/Timerman meeting

The last round of the Falklands’ dispute between the UK and Argentina seems to have exposed a new blunder of Minister Hector Timerman, since according to the Foreign Office from the very request last December for a meeting with Foreign Secretary William Hague this month in London, the Argentine official was clearly informed that Falklands’ representatives would be present when the particular issue of the Islands was raised.
Friday, February 1st 2013 - 20:13 UTC
Falklands regret Timerman attitude and calls on Argentina “to respect our rights”

The Falkland Islands government said on Friday it deeply regrets that Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman refused to meet with lawmakers from the Islands and Foreign Secretary William Hague, next week when he travels to London.
Friday, February 1st 2013 - 06:54 UTC
US Congressman supports Falklands’ referendum: “it is good to test people’s opinion”

Visiting United States Congressman Thomas E Petri expressed approval of the decision of Falkland Islanders to hold a referendum on the political status and future of the Falklands.
Tuesday, January 29th 2013 - 05:58 UTC
Letter from Chavez calls for regional unit, supports Cuba and condemns UK on the Falklands

Vice-president Nicolas Maduro, read an eleven page letter he said was written by ailing President Hugo Chavez in which the Venezuelan leader calls for Latinamerican unit, praises Cuba’s chairmanship of CELAC group and takes time to support Argentina’s claims over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands.
Tuesday, January 29th 2013 - 03:42 UTC
South Falklands gas condensate discovery in ‘technically and commercially viable”

Hydrocarbons exploration company Borders and Southern Petroleum announced on Monday that the development of its gas condensate discovery in the Falkland Islands is commercially viable. B&S made its Darwin (East-West) discovery in April and has been carrying out tests to determine the nature of its find.
Tuesday, January 29th 2013 - 03:02 UTC
Are Falkland Islanders the Mapuches of the South Atlantic?

By John Fowler - Frequently controversial newspaper columnist, Matthew Parris, who was a member of the British Parliament during 1982, has not been noted in the past as a supporter of the Falkland Islands in their struggle to avoid annexation by Argentina. It was something of a surprise therefore to read an article by him in The Times of January 26 entitled Argentina’s hypocrites is steeped in blood.
Monday, January 28th 2013 - 19:00 UTC
“Fortress Falklands” Spanish version of G. Bound latest book launched in Uruguay

“Fortress Falklands, life under siege in Britain’s last outpost”, Graham Bound’s newest book on the subject of the Falkland Islands has been published in Spanish in Uruguay, allowing Argentines to, “learn a thing or two that might surprise them,” Graham told Penguin News this week.
Monday, January 28th 2013 - 05:50 UTC
Santiago Declaration with no explicit reference to the Falklands’ dispute

The final document of the EU/CELAC summit in Chile which gathered representatives from 61 countries made a strong commitment to promote trade and investment between the two blocks as well as combat protectionism, but there was no explicit mention to the Falklands’ dispute with Argentina.
Monday, January 28th 2013 - 04:22 UTC
US Republican congressman visits the Falklands starting Monday

United States Republican Congressman Thomas Petri will visit the Falkland Islands from Monday 28 January 28 to February 2 accompanied by a group of congressional staff members.
Tuesday, January 22nd 2013 - 19:54 UTC
The Falklands people decision in March should be the final word

One of the leading New Zealand newspapers, The Dominion Post, has addressed the issue of the Falklands, the dispute with Argentina and the coming March referendum in an editorial “Islanders should decide their destiny”, which we kindly reproduce.