Tag: Falkland Islands

• Thursday, March 15th 2012 - 06:20 UTC

  “Self-determination is the right path for the Falkland Islands”

  

  To affirm the Special Relationship, Barack Obama should offer his support to the islanders, writes Jim Sensenbrenner.

• Thursday, March 15th 2012 - 03:24 UTC

  Chile/UK respect ‘legitimate differences’ but say NO to a blockade of the Faklands

  

  Foreign Office minister Jeremy Browne and Chilean Foreign Affairs Minister Alfredo Moreno agreed to respect their legitimate differences regarding the Argentine/UK dispute over the Falklands’ sovereignty but also emphasized the Chilean (and other Mercosur members) position contrary to an economic blockade of the Islands or isolating its population.

• Wednesday, March 14th 2012 - 05:36 UTC

  Last Americas Summit without Cuba, agree Argentina and Brazil

  

  Argentina and Brazil Foreign Affairs ministers said in Sao Paulo both countries are committed that the next Summit of the Americas to be held in April in Colombia is the last without the participation of Cuba.

• Tuesday, March 13th 2012 - 22:28 UTC

  Dressed as rugby players, Argentine lobbyists plan third visit, next April

  

  Despite the Falklands Legislative Assembly and many Islanders voicing their displeasure at the previous activities of an Argentine group of rugby players in the Falklands, Rugby Sin Fronteras (Rugby without Frontiers) are planning a third visit on April 13, this year.

• Monday, March 12th 2012 - 18:10 UTC

  Freedom of expression in Argentina?

  

  By John Fowler — “The free communication of ideas and opinions is one of the most precious of the rights of man. Every citizen may, accordingly, speak, write and print with freedom...”. French National Assembly, Declaration of the Rights of Man, August 26, 1789.

• Monday, March 12th 2012 - 07:14 UTC

  UK minister Browne to meet Piñera two days ahead of Cristina Fernandez

  

  The UK’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Jeremy Browne arrives Monday in Chile for a two day visit and has scheduled a meeting with President Sebastián Piñera. The event consequently takes place just before Argentine President Cristina Fernández official visit on March 15 and in the lead up to the 30th anniversary of the Malvinas War.

• Friday, March 9th 2012 - 06:11 UTC

  Yes, they have no bananas (in Falkland and in Bs. Aires)

  

  FOR the Falklands to be short of bananas as a result of Argentina’s bully-boy blockade and trade restrictions is understandable. For Argentina to run out of bananas you’d think would be impossible in a sub-continent which grows millions of them. But a few weeks ago, they had no bananas in Buenos Aires shops. Only the incompetent Argentines could achieve the impossible. It’s not just bananas they are slipping up on.

• Thursday, March 8th 2012 - 06:33 UTC

  Argentine veterans insist with identifying remains of 123 comrades buried in Falklands

  

  Argentine veterans from the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas war with Britain reiterated on Wednesday a request for the identification of 123 unknown comrades buried in the Falkland Islands.

• Thursday, March 8th 2012 - 00:12 UTC

  Morrissey performs with “hate T-shirts” and insists the Falklands are Argentine

  

  Morrissey's band performed in front of 15,000 fans in Argentina wearing “We Hate William and Kate” T-shirts, courting further controversy over his stance on the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, March 7th 2012 - 23:24 UTC

  EU calls on Argentina to respect international trade commitments

  

  The European Union has called on Argentina to respect international trade commitments, following on the announcement by the Minister of Industry to boycott the purchase of imports originating in the UK in an escalating row over the Falklands.