Tag: Felipe Sola

• Monday, July 19th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentina committed to a WTO agreement on fishing subsidies – but don't forget the Falklands

  

  Argentina participated in the recent Trade negotiations of the World Trade Organization at the ministerial level, which addressed the issue of rules for global fisheries and limits to government subsidies to fishing, committing its support for an agreement, but not forgetting the Falkland Islands claim.

• Friday, June 25th 2021 - 09:52 UTC

  Game over: C14 resolution ignores Falklands' pleas and again calls for a bilateral dialogue Argentina/UK

  

  The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, C24, addressed on Thursday the annual Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty question, which once again concluded with an appeal to the governments of Argentina and Britain to resume dialogue with the purpose of finding, in the shortest time possible, a peaceful solution to the controversy.

• Wednesday, June 23rd 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Falklands/Malvinas: Solá meets with UN chief Guterres ahead of the C24 conference

  

  Argentine foreign minister Felipe Solá requested United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to intercede before UK so that the British “consent to resume discussions” over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.

• Wednesday, June 16th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Falklands dispute: Solá heads the Argentine mission to the C24 conference

  

  June is a hectic month for the dispute between Argentina and UK regarding the British Overseas Territory Falkland Islands, with a string of remembrance dates referred to the ongoing disagreement.

• Wednesday, May 12th 2021 - 09:15 UTC

  Israel's Ambassador concerned over Argentine Foreign Ministry's statement regarding armed conflict in Gaza

  

  Israel's Ambassador to Buenos Aires Galit Ronen voiced her disagreement regarding an Argentine Foreign Ministry statement criticizing Tel Aviv's “excessive use of force” in retaliating against rockets fired from the Gaza strip but never mentioning the involvement of the Hamas group.

• Thursday, April 29th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Argentina interested in manufacturing Cuban vaccine against covid-19

  

  Argentine Foreign Minister Felipe Solá Wednesday discussed with Cuba's Ambassador to Buenos Aires the possibility of developing locally a Cuban-created vaccine against covid-19, it was announced.

• Tuesday, April 27th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  External tariffs discussed at Mercosur foreign ministers virtual meeting

  

  The Government of Argentina Monday submitted a proposal for the average reduction of the Common External Tariffs during a virtual meeting of Southern Common Market (Mercosur)'s Foreign Ministers, it was announced.

• Thursday, April 22nd 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Argentine President calls for international treaty on pandemics to boost WHO's role

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Wednesday called all countries to ”reinforce the role of the World Health Organization (WHO)“ through ”an international treaty on pandemics.”

• Tuesday, April 6th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Uruguay formally requests meeting with Argentina to work on Mercosur's flexibilization

  

  Uruguay's Foreign Ministry Monday submitted a formal request to the Argentine government to hold a meeting to discuss the flexibility of Mercosur, it was reported.

• Friday, March 12th 2021 - 10:08 UTC

  Argentina promises Bolivia's incorporation to Mercosur for the next bloc's summit

  

  Argentina pledged on Thursday to manage Bolivia's entry into Mercosur, after both countries relaunched their trade relationship during the official visit of the Argentine Foreign Minister, Felipe Solá, who sees the need to approve the full entry of the Andean country at the next Mercosur summit to be held on March 26.