Tag: Martin Longden

• Friday, December 7th 2012 - 14:23 UTC

  Falklands & Southern Oceans Department re-established at the Foreign Office

  

  The reestablishment of a Falklands Department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has been announced by Peter Hayes, Director of the Overseas Territories, on Wednesday.

• Wednesday, May 23rd 2012 - 06:28 UTC

  Ambassador Castro embroiled in controversy over Falklands and “possible constitutional reform”

  

  Argentine ambassador in UK Alicia Castro rejects having mentioned during a conference in London the “possibility of a constitutional reform” to incorporate the results in the event of a sovereignty negotiation over the disputed Falklands/Malvinas Islands.

• Tuesday, May 10th 2011 - 20:46 UTC

  Falklands will receive another group of Chilean exchange students next September

  

  Another group of Chilean students from Punta Arenas will be travelling to the Falkland Islands next September in the framework of the exchange program agreed between city officials and Falklands’ authorities, according to a report in La Prensa Austral.

• Tuesday, May 10th 2011 - 13:10 UTC

  Falklands/Argentina argument “begins and ends with self determination”

  

  The basic argument between the Falkland Islands and Argentina “begins and ends with self determination”, underlined Martin Longden Deputy Director of Overseas Territories in an interview with Tony Curran published in the Falklands’ weekly Penguin News.

• Friday, April 29th 2011 - 05:53 UTC

  Face bombast with reason British official tells Falklands

  

  “IN the face of bombast you can show reason and humanity” was the message a Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) official carried to the Falklands this week.