Tag: militarization

• Monday, February 13th 2012 - 05:48 UTC

  Argentine congress will discuss Malvinas issue in special session in Tierra del Fuego

  

  The Argentine congress will be holding an extraordinary session next 24 February in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego to debate on the Falklands/Malvinas conflict. Under the 1994 Argentine constitution, the Falklands come under the jurisdiction of the province of Tierra del Fuego.

• Saturday, February 11th 2012 - 01:34 UTC

  UK is open to bilateral talks with Argentina on any issue except Falklands’ sovereignty

  

  UN British ambassador warned Argentina on Friday that Britain would “robustly” defend the Falkland Islands if necessary, but added that his country remained open to bilateral talks with Buenos Aires on any issue except the Islands' sovereignty.

• Saturday, February 11th 2012 - 01:26 UTC

  Ban Ki-moon calls on Argentina and UK to scale down Falklands’ dispute

  

  United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced hope that Argentina and the United Kingdom can avoid escalating their dispute over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) and resolve their differences through dialogue.

• Friday, February 10th 2012 - 01:01 UTC

  Timerman on Friday formalizes at UN complaint against UK ‘militarization’ of Malvinas dispute

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez gave instructions for the formal complaint before the United Nations accusing the United Kingdom of ‘militarization’ of the South Atlantic and Malvinas Islands be presented on Friday, according to a release from the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

• Friday, February 10th 2012 - 00:56 UTC

  State Department ratifies Falklands’ dispute is a bilateral Argentina/UK issue

  

  United States insisted that the Falklands/Malvinas dispute is a ‘bilateral’ issue between Argentina and the UK and again called on Buenos Aires and London to solve the issue peacefully, through dialogue.

• Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 01:19 UTC

  Argentina will accuse UK of South Atlantic and Malvinas militarization before UN

  

  In a much expected speech President Cristina Fernandez announced a further escalation of the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty diplomatic dispute with the UK including formal ‘militarization’ complaints before the United Nations, a personal attendance with a delegation from all parties next June 14 to the UN decolonization committee and called on PM David Cameron to “give peace a chance”

• Monday, December 12th 2011 - 20:22 UTC

  Peruvian government ally abandons cabinet fearing ‘militarization’

  

  Former president Alejandro Toledo announced Sunday that his party was leaving Peru's ruling coalition after President Ollanta Humala appointed an ex-army officer as the new prime minister.