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Montevideo, November 24th 2024 - 12:03 UTC

Tag: Falkland/Malvinas

  • Tuesday, May 13th 2014 - 08:29 UTC

    Argentina satisfied “with Chile's renewed support for the Malvinas cause”

    The president of the Lower House Dominguez with visiting president Bachelet

    Argentina's president of the Lower House, Julián Domínguez underlined the “renewed Chilean support for the Malvinas Islands cause” during an event on Monday at the Legislative Assembly which received Chilean president Michelle Bachelet in Congress.

  • Monday, May 12th 2014 - 06:25 UTC

    Argentina media makes it a day with the Home Office reference to Malvinas

    Labor MP Thomas Docherty, ”where did they buy the computer software? Buenos Aires?

    The Argentine media has given extensive coverage to the Foreign Office's glitch of calling the Falklands by its Spanish name Malvinas in several documents, and the furious reaction in Parliament, as was reported by the Sunday Express.

  • Saturday, May 10th 2014 - 07:30 UTC

    Falklands' Governor role increasingly moving away from an executive position

    The Governor has to focus more on the very specific roles which are awarded to him under the constitution: security and foreign relations.

    The role of the Governor has moved away from an executive position within the Falkland Islands according to Governor Colin Roberts, who only last week was inaugurated in the post. Speaking with Penguin News, the Foreign Office diplomat explained what he saw as his role, and how the position itself has changed over the decades.

  • Friday, May 9th 2014 - 02:29 UTC

    UK disappointed with Uruguay's identification of Falklands as 'a latent threat'

    Ambassador Lyster-Binns “The UK is, and has always been, a good friend of Uruguay. We have strong and warm relations in different areas”

    The United Kingdom is disappointed with Uruguay's stance which identifies the Falklands/Malvinas Islands as 'a latent threat' and an element that negatively affects the South Atlantic as “as zone of peace and cooperation”. Ambassador Ben Lyster-Binns said he does not share the statement that the British Overseas Territory of the Falklands are a 'destabilizing element for the region'.

  • Wednesday, May 7th 2014 - 06:42 UTC

    Falklands and the 'darker side' of fishing: crewmen trying to 'jump ship'

    Fisheries head Barton said all vessels arriving to collect licenses undergo an inspection, which checks essential life saving appliances

    Fishing vessels licensed in the Falkland Islands all undergo safety inspections, Director of Natural Resources John Barton confirmed this week, when talking to Penguin News about standards applied to fishing vessels and the working conditions of the crew. He also assured that if a fisherman reports mistreatment an investigation will follow.

  • Saturday, March 22nd 2014 - 08:01 UTC

    The Falklands/Malvinas: Brazil’s next regional headache?

    When Foreign Secretary William Hague recently visited Brazil, the Falklands/Malvinas issue was not on the agenda, according to Stuenkel

    By Oliver Stuenkel (*) - Brazil, foreign policy observers often point out, is blessed. Contrary to many other emerging powers such as China or India, it is located in a region that rarely experiences interstate tension or war. Not only can Brazil live on a relatively small defense budget, while India is the world's largest arms importer. Brazil can also dedicate considerable time and energy towards extending its global diplomatic reach without constantly being forced to deal with trouble in its neighborhood.

  • Thursday, March 13th 2014 - 22:51 UTC

    UK prefers to discuss Malvinas with Massa or Macri says Swire, according to Telam

    Foreign Secretary minister Hugo Swire was interviewed by Telam in Montevideo

    British Minister of State for the Foreign Office Hugo Swire has stated London would rather sit at the negotiating table with Argentine opposition presidential hopefuls Sergio Massa or Mauricio Macri to discuss Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty.

  • Friday, February 21st 2014 - 00:16 UTC

    Uruguayans want closer links and trade with the Falklands/Malvinas shows survey

    The poll showed Uruguay supports Argentina's sovereignty claims but rejects the ban on Falklands' vessels operating from Montevideo

    A majority of Uruguayans, 55%, believe their country must support Argentina's sovereignty claims over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands but an overwhelming 80% also want closer trade links with the Islands and reject the ban on Falklands flagged vessels to operate from Montevideo or other Uruguayan ports. In both cases neutral opinions range 11% and 12%.

  • Thursday, February 13th 2014 - 03:19 UTC

    Falklands economic growth could benefit Argentina if attitudes change, says visiting minister

    Minister Swire with Governor Heywood during the press conference

    Minister of State for the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Rt. Honourable Hugo Swire currently making his first visit to the Falklands reiterated on Wednesday his previously expressed opinion that the attitude of the present Argentine government towards the Islands denies to the people of Argentina an opportunity for economic growth as well as denying the fundamental right of self-determination to the population of the Islands.

  • Wednesday, February 5th 2014 - 08:31 UTC

    Argentina grateful to Grenada for Malvinas claim support, promises cooperation

    Minister Nickolas Steele is on a two-day visit to Argentina

    Grenada foreign minister Nickolas Steele is in Buenos Aires for a two-day visit which included a meeting with his peer Hector Timerman and other top officials from the foreign ministry to discuss cooperation, economic development and trade issues.