Tag: Falklands / Malvinas

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.
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 - 22:17 UTC
Trade, political refugees and Falklands’ flights in CFK/Piñera summit agenda

Increasing common infrastructure projects such as tunnels and border crossings between Chile and Argentina will be the main motive of this week’s presidential summit between Sebastian Piñera and Cristina Fernandez.
Monday, March 12th 2012 - 20:05 UTC
UK minister in Chile accuses Argentina of economic blockade to the Falklands

United Kingdom’s Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne on a two-day visit to Chile criticized what he called the “economic blockade” to the Falklands Islands by saying it “wasn’t right” and again reaffirmed the right of self determination for the Islanders.
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 - 07:51 UTC
Malvinas ‘Ushuaia declaration’ will be approved this week by the Argentine congress

The chairman of the Argentine Lower House Foreign Affairs Committee, Guillermo Carmona said that the recent ‘Ushuaia Declaration’ claiming sovereignty over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands will be posted to all Parliaments world-wide to ratify and further advance Argentina’s position in the dispute.
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 - 23:51 UTC
Put the islanders first: key to the Malvinas/Falklands dispute

By Robert Cox (*) - Charleston, South Carolina - The misbegotten war over the Islands that need not be named has reversed the concept that war is a continuation of politics or diplomacy by other means. The conflict continues in political and diplomatic terms in Argentina and in Britain. Lost in the clamour is the key to the solution: the interests of the native Islanders.