Tag: United Kingdom

• Monday, November 28th 2016 - 08:50 UTC

  New UK ambassador to Brazil; outgoing diplomat will head Existing EU Department

  

  Dr Vijay Rangarajan CMG has been appointed United Kingdom's Ambassador to Brazil in succession to Alexander Ellis. Dr Rangarajan will take up his appointment in Spring 2017. Outgoing ambassador Ellis has been appointed Director General at the Department for Exiting the European Union and will be taking his new role next January.

• Monday, November 28th 2016 - 08:42 UTC

  UK trade envoy in Brazil to promote business in oil, finance, infrastructure and mining sectors

  

  A United Kingdom member of parliament and Special Envoy for Trade and Investment, Mark Prisk is in Brazil for a round of business talks in the oil and gas, financial services, mining and infrastructure sectors. Mr. Prisk is visiting Brazil for the second time in six months and his agenda will take him to Rio do Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and Brasilia.

• Monday, November 28th 2016 - 08:12 UTC

  UK minister underlines historic defense ties with Chile particularly at navies level

  

  During a visit to Chile, British Armed Forces Minister Mike Penning underlined the deep and historic defense ties between the UK and Chile, which he described as a key ally with a longstanding relationship, particularly through the Royal Navy and Chilean Navy.

• Monday, November 28th 2016 - 07:40 UTC

  Malvinas Argentine sovereignty was always promoted by Fidel Castro

  

  Despite the political changes experienced by Argentina during the XXth century, the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro always supported Argentine sovereignty over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands in international forae and in public statements, it has been recalled in Buenos Aires.

• Thursday, November 24th 2016 - 16:13 UTC

  Foreign Office tells Trump there's “no vacancy for the job of UK ambassador in Washington”

  

  Britain dismissed U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's unprecedented expression of support for Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage to be made British ambassador to Washington, saying pointedly that there is no vacancy for the job. Trump, who after his election victory met Farage before any EU leaders, said on Twitter that “many people” would like to see the former metals trader turned politician as Britain's ambassador.

• Wednesday, November 23rd 2016 - 16:39 UTC

  Argentina and UK to work jointly in scientific research and exchange of experts

  

  Argentina and the United Kingdom will sign this Wednesday an accord by which the two countries scientific societies will be working jointly in research projects and promoting an active exchange of scientists, as part of the recent joint statement signed last September, revealed Science and Technology minister José Lino Barañao currently in London.

• Monday, November 21st 2016 - 11:10 UTC

  Visitors from Mercosur to benefit from faster entry to UK as Registered Traveler Service is expanded

  

  Business travelers and frequent visitors from a host of countries, including Mercosur founding members, will be able to benefit from faster entry to the United Kingdom as the Government’s Registered Traveler Service is expanded. From this Monday (21 November), frequent travelers to the UK from 16 new countries will be eligible to apply for membership of the scheme, which brings the potential for improved trade and tourism links.

• Monday, November 21st 2016 - 08:28 UTC

  Argentina upset with Falklands for insisting Darwin cemetery operation should be trilateral

  

  The Argentine government is trying to agree with the UK on the humanitarian mission to identify the remains of an estimated eighty Argentine combatants (from 1982) buried in Falklands' Darwin cemetery, but there are still details to reach, more political than technical, since the Falkland Islanders insist in being part of the official documents, something “which is unacceptable for the Argentine foreign ministry”.

• Thursday, November 17th 2016 - 08:36 UTC

  Malcorra taunted in Congress over the UK/Argentina statement and South Atlantic chapter

  

  A leading ally of President Mauricio Macri's precarious coalition in Congress and chair of the Lower House Foreign Affairs committee, held another special session to address the September UK/Argentina Joint Statement, which she argues is not an “accord or treaty”, but nevertheless strongly questions the South Atlantic chapter which calls for lifting economic sanctions on Falklands' trade, fisheries, connectivity and oil development.

• Friday, November 11th 2016 - 11:03 UTC

  Spain and UK agree a more constructive approach on Gibraltar dispute at UN

  

  The UN General Assembly’s Fourth Committee adopted this week a consensus decision setting out the conflicting positions of the British and Spanish governments on Gibraltar, and including – for the first time – Britain’s double-lock commitment on sovereignty. The decision was agreed by Britain and Spain despite the starkly contrasting views set out at the last session of the Fourth Committee in October, as reported by the Gibraltar Chronicle.