Tag: Hector Timerman

• Friday, July 4th 2014 - 06:00 UTC

  OAS supports Argentina on hedge funds issue; Timerman regrets “US attitude”

  

  The Organization of American States (OAS) voted on Thursday to support Argentina’s position against holdout investors, as well as expressing concern over what the entity called “the behavior of speculative agents that affect global financial stability.”

• Monday, June 30th 2014 - 05:47 UTC

  OAS Permanent council expected to consider Argentina/hedge funds conflict

  

  The Argentina litigation with holdout hedge funds will have an additional ingredient this Monday when the Organization of American States, OAS, Permanent Council holds an extraordinary session, on a special request from Argentina, to consider a consultation meeting of foreign ministers to address the issue of sovereign debt restructuring.

• Saturday, June 28th 2014 - 10:13 UTC

  Falklands' address in Alejandro Betts new Argentine DNI and passport

  

  Former Falkland Islander Alejandro Betts was awarded on Friday an Argentine DNI and passport, with his alleged Falklands address, at an official ceremony at the Argentine UN embassy office in New York.

• Saturday, June 28th 2014 - 03:41 UTC

  Argentine embassy underlines strong C24 support for the Malvinas question

  

  Argentina received strong support on Thursday at the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation (C24), which met in New York to discuss the Malvinas Question, according to a release from the Argentine embassy in London.

• Thursday, June 26th 2014 - 04:32 UTC

  Falklands' lawmakers petitioners at the UN C24 Decolonization Committee

  

  Argentina will be making its case claiming sovereignty over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands before the UN Special Decolonization Committee, C24, on Thursday morning. Two petitioners will support his presentation: a descendent from Luis Vernet and Falklands born Alejandro/Alexander Betts.

• Wednesday, June 25th 2014 - 06:11 UTC

  Falkland Islands case to be addressed on Thursday at the UN C24

  

  Foreign minister Hector Timerman is heading a multi-party delegation that on Thursday will make the presentation of Argentina's position on the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty dispute before the UN Decolonization Committee in New York.

• Tuesday, June 24th 2014 - 23:30 UTC

  Argentina's bond fight with holdouts will be addressed by G-77 plus China

  

  Argentina’s bond fight against holdout hedge funds will reach the United Nations headquarters on Wednesday when Economy Minister Axel Kicillof addresses the G77 plus China 134-nations plenary on Argentina's debt restructuring process.

• Tuesday, June 17th 2014 - 07:06 UTC

  Argentina questions UPM-Botnia's political influence on Uruguayan government

  

  Argentine foreign minister Hector Timerman said that the pulp mill dispute with Uruguay is 'political' and wondered how great is Finland's' Botnia-UPM influence in the country, but at the same time underlined that all chances of dialogue have been 'exhausted'.

• Monday, June 16th 2014 - 06:26 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez and Mujica, so close but ever so distant

  

  The lasted chapter of the resurgent diplomatic conflict between Argentina and Uruguay was not addressed during a brief encounter of presidents Cristina Fernandez and Jose Mujica in Bolivia where they attended the G77 plus China summit over the weekend.

• Saturday, June 14th 2014 - 09:29 UTC

  Argentina on the war path against Uruguay following re-ignition of pulp mill dispute

  

  Argentina reacted strongly and with a letter in harsh terms to Uruguay's decision to authorize Finland's UPM-Kymmene pulp mill to increase annual production by 8%. The letter addressed by Foreign minister Hector Timerman to his peer Luis Almagro informs Argentina will take the case to international tribunals and is currently 'reassessing' bilateral relations.