Tag: Falklands / Malvinas

Monday, September 19th 2011 - 06:43 UTC
Argentina is back in the international arena “with participation and leadership”

United Nations Argentine ambassador Jorge Argüello said that the isolation chapter is over, “Argentina is back in the international arena displaying participation and leadership”, something that will be clearly exposed by President Cristina Fernandez when she addresses the UN assembly this week.
Monday, September 19th 2011 - 06:41 UTC
CFK will demand Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty negotiations before UN assembly

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will be addressing the United Nations General Assembly next Wednesday when she is expected to renew sovereignty claims on the Falklands/Malvinas Islands and make strong statements regarding the dispute with Iran.
Saturday, September 17th 2011 - 07:25 UTC
Chilean mayor trip to the ‘Falklands’ causes major uproar in Tierra del Fuego

Tierra del Fuego provincial authorities in the extreme south of Argentina confirmed they would not be participating Sunday in Chile’s 201 independence anniversary in protest over statements from a local mayor who referred to the Malvinas Islands as Falkland Islands.
Thursday, September 8th 2011 - 00:45 UTC
Argentina alleges Falklands is under ‘military occupation’ with more soldiers than civilians

Falklands-Malvinas is “under military occupation” and the military base “has more soldiers than the British civilian population occupying the Islands”, said Argentine ambassador before the United Nations Jorge Argüello during a conference at China’s International Studies Foundation.
Friday, August 26th 2011 - 03:43 UTC
Ten Malvinas war Rio Gallegos veterans plan to visit Falklands next October

Ten Malvinas war veterans from Rio Gallegos are scheduled to visit the Falkland Islands next October 8, according to a report from “Tiempo Digital Sur” a digital newspaper from the capital of the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz.
Monday, August 22nd 2011 - 20:48 UTC
Argentina’s Falklands claim will not significantly impact oil commerciality, says UK leading bank

The commerciality of the Falkland Islands Rockhopper Exploration’s Sea Lion oilfield development shouldn’t be significantly impacted by logistical problems arising from Argentina’s claim over the sovereignty of the Islands, according to analysts at the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Friday, August 19th 2011 - 10:00 UTC
Argentina to protest Falklands’ oil activities and invites UN C24 president to Buenos Aires

Argentina will file an official complaint against Britain for oil exploration activities in Falklands/Malvinas disputed waters before the United Nations Decolonisation Committee and have invited the C24 president to visit Argentina to hold a meeting on the issue in Buenos Aires.
Monday, August 15th 2011 - 23:15 UTC
Renewed UK interest in South America in spite of Argentina’s Falklands’ policy

The UK is showing a renewed interest in South America and has been successful in establishing cooperation with individual countries in spite of Argentina’s attempts to gather multilateral support for its claim on the Falkland Islands, according to World Politics Review.
Thursday, August 11th 2011 - 07:04 UTC
UN Assembly president and Timerman discuss Falklands/Malvinas situation and Unasur

Argentine Foreign Affairs Minister Héctor Timerman received on Wednesday the president of the United Nations General Assembly, Joseph Deiss to discuss “the Malvinas situation, Unasur growing presence and the international financial crisis”, among other global issues.
Tuesday, August 9th 2011 - 19:25 UTC
“Demanding Falklands’ sovereignty talks before anything else, states Argentina’ current default position”

In an interview with the Buenos Aires Herald, Argentine Defence Minister Arturo Puricelli demands that Falklands’ sovereignty talks must be started before any other issues can be discussed.