Tag: Mark Kent

• Tuesday, May 21st 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Argentine business delegation to UK after trade and investment opportunities

  

  A delegation of Argentine officials and businesspeople is travelling to the UK to strengthen trade and investment relations as part of efforts from the private sector, Argentine-British Chamber of Commerce, (ABCC), and both countries governments to promote closer economic and financial ties.

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• Thursday, May 16th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  “Malvinas Veterans are increasingly recognized for their valor and courage”

  

  The Argentine Army Chief of Staff said he perceives a greater recognition from society towards Malvinas veterans, and this recognition, with time, is increasing. Lieutenant General Claudio Pasqualini made the statement at Wednesday's traditional meeting of the Buenos Aires Rotary Club, which on this occasion had another special guest at his table, British ambassador Mark Kent.

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• Tuesday, March 5th 2019 - 10:54 UTC

  Falklands trip: “strongest experience of my life; it opened my head in several aspects”

  

  “An incredible experience, the strongest of my life, it opened my head in several aspects”, said Nicolás Aguiar, the Argentine 24 year old international-relations student who spent a week in the Falkland Islands as a guest of the local government.

• Saturday, February 23rd 2019 - 10:59 UTC

  Argentine lawmakers wish to travel to Falklands but with no migration passport stamping

  

  A group of Argentine lawmakers from president Mauricio Macri's coalition is willing to travel to the Falkland Islands in the near future, but, a big but is that their passports are not to be stamped by migration when they land in the Islands.

• Monday, February 11th 2019 - 09:31 UTC

  Conflict leads nowhere, “we must look at real challenges: protecting fisheries in the South Atlantic”

  

  In a long interview published this weekend in Clarin, UK ambassador Mark Kent emphasized on the coincidences of UK and Argentina, admitted his appeal in Twitter, a form of soft power, which has made him one of the most popular foreign diplomats in Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, January 22nd 2019 - 08:28 UTC

  Second humanitarian visit to Falklands confirmed by Buenos Aires and UK ambassador

  

  The Argentine government has confirmed that in coming days it will be meeting with Malvinas families and UK authorities to organize another humanitarian trip to the Falkland Islands so that the next of kin of the 18 recently identified Argentine soldiers can visit, honor and pray at their graves in the Argentine military cemetery near Darwin.

• Tuesday, January 15th 2019 - 11:07 UTC

  UK Ambassador in BA: “Argentines are unique”

  

  The United Kingdom's ambassador in Buenos Aires celebrated his birthday Monday harassed by his social media fans and followers, who kept him busy thanking each one.

• Friday, December 14th 2018 - 09:29 UTC

  British ambassador praises Buenos Aires urban transport on an emergency day

  

  British ambassador in Argentina Mark Kent attended a conference and lunch in downtown Buenos Aires, and forced by rain, no embassy vehicle or taxi, simply took a local bus back to the office.

• Saturday, March 3rd 2018 - 10:20 UTC

  British Forces confirm defense talks in London between Argentina and UK

  

  Falkland Islands' weekly Penguin News has received confirmation from the British Forces South Atlantic Islands Headquarters that earlier this week United Kingdom and Argentina held defense talks for the first time in over ten years. This week's PN reported on the front page that the Argentine newspaper Clarin released the story on the defense talks, but had no British defense confirmation to its request at the time of going to print.

• Saturday, July 8th 2017 - 10:12 UTC

  Canning House to host round table with UK ambassadors from Southern Cone

  

  British Ambassadors to the Southern Cone countries, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Chile will be attending Canning House to give round-table briefings on their experiences since their recent appointments to their respective posts. They will present the latest political, economic and business updates from those countries and answer any questions during the closed round-table session.