Tag: Falklands / Malvinas

Wednesday, January 18th 2012 - 23:35 UTC
Timerman and Randazzo lash back at Cameron over Falklands’ dispute

Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman echoed the statements made by UK’s Prime Minister David Cameron in which he accused Argentina of “colonialism,” and counter attacked by saying that “it catches one’s attention to hear such statements when Great Britain and Colonialism are synonymous.”
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 07:18 UTC
Chile prepares for “crossed pressures” on the Falklands’ conflict 30th anniversary

The Chilean Foreign Affairs ministry has been very busy doing a complete review of norms and of maritime traffic and international trade agreements in the event of what are considered growing pressures from Argentina to establish a sort of “regional blockade” against the Malvinas Islands, a UK Overseas Territory.
Saturday, January 14th 2012 - 06:16 UTC
Bolivia ratifies complete support for Argentina’s Malvinas sovereignty claim

Bolivian president Evo Morales said the Malvinas Islands are Argentine and gave full support to his peer Cristina Fernandez siding with Mercosur in the dispute with the UK over the South Atlantic Islands sovereignty and the latest decision to bar all Falklands flagged vessels from regional ports.
Thursday, January 5th 2012 - 01:18 UTC
Spanish vessel with Falklands’ flag barred from the port of Punta del Este

A Spanish fishing vessel flying the Falkland Islands flag was barred from entering the alternative port of Punta del Este where she was planning to receive crewmembers. The news was confirmed by Uruguay’s Coast Guard.
Wednesday, January 4th 2012 - 05:31 UTC
HMS Protector ‘complies with all requirements’ to operate from Montevideo

Uruguay authorized the Royal Navy Ice Patrol HMS Protector into Montevideo because it complies with normal procedure in spite of the fact that its next port of call is Stanley in Falklands/Malvinas.
Wednesday, December 28th 2011 - 03:30 UTC
UK ambassador in Chile “concerned” with “economic blockade” on the Falklands

The British Ambassador to Chile, Jon Benjamin, expressed on Tuesday UK’s “concern” over “countries that have joined” the Mercosur bloc in their decision to support Argentina, by putting in place a ban on ships flying the Malvinas Islands’ flag from docking at their ports.
Tuesday, December 27th 2011 - 07:04 UTC
Chile confirms it supports Mercosur resolution barring Falklands’ flagged vessels

Chilean government Secretary General Andres Chadwick denied on Monday any official message from Britain or from Spain regarding Chilean support for the resolution that bars vessels flying the Malvinas flag from Mercosur ports, reports La Tercera from Santiago.
Monday, December 26th 2011 - 18:07 UTC
“Except for Malvinas, we have a very good dialogue with the UK”, says Almagro

Leaving aside the current diplomatic situation with the UK because of the Uruguayan government decision to bar Malvinas’ flagged vessels from local ports, “we have a very good dialogue with Great Britain” said Uruguayan Foreign Affairs minister Luis Almagro.
Monday, December 26th 2011 - 11:19 UTC
China and Argentina ratify crossed support for Taiwan and Falklands’ claims

China ratified support for Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands. The message was delivered last week by Chinese President Hu Jintao's special envoy Jiang Shusheng and vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and is part of the reciprocal policy in support of Taiwan as a province of China.
Thursday, December 22nd 2011 - 04:57 UTC
Former First Sea Lord suggests sending a nuclear sub to protect the Falklands

A former British First Sea Lord (2002-2006) and Commander during the South Atlantic conflict stated that Britain should respond to the Mercosur bloc’s decision to close their ports to ships that fly the Falklands/Malvinas flag, by sending a nuclear submarine to protect the Islands, the Telegraph newspaper reported Wednesday.