Tag: United Kingdom

• Wednesday, December 10th 2014 - 21:48 UTC

  HMS Dragon confirms “commitment to UK/Chile defense relationship”

  

  The UK showed its commitment to the UK/Chile defense relationship by sending a Royal Naval ship and the First Sea Lord to Exponaval 2014. The Type 45 Destroyer, HMS Dragon, made its first visit to Chile since commissioning and this was an opportune time for both navies to discuss their future modernization plans and acknowledge the important historic and enduring links between the two Services.

• Wednesday, December 10th 2014 - 08:02 UTC

  Falklands' sovereignty bilateral talks requested by leaders' summit in Mexico

  

  Argentina managed to include a special statement on the Falklands/Malvinas question, at the end of the Ibero American leaders summit held in Mexico, calling on both sides of the dispute, Argentina and the UK, to resume negotiations, in the shortest time possible, to reach a peaceful solution to the sovereignty dispute over the Malvinas, South Georgia, South Sandwich islands and surrounding maritime spaces.

• Wednesday, December 10th 2014 - 07:33 UTC

  Churchill sent troops to the Falklands in 1942 fearing a Japan-Argentina entente

  

  Winston Churchill dispatched 1,700 troops to the Falkland Islands in 1942 out of concern that the Japanese were planning to invade the territory and interfere with critical sea routes in the South Atlantic. In support of this plan Tokyo allegedly was prepared to hand control of the Falklands to Argentina, according to a piece in the Daily Telegraph, credited to Julian Ryall, from the Japanese capital.

• Saturday, December 6th 2014 - 04:15 UTC

  Chile consulted Argentina before allowing HMS Dragon to dock in Valparaiso

  

  Chilean foreign minister Jorge Burgos revealed this week that the presence of HMS Dragon in Valparaiso was authorized after having consulted with Argentina, and underlined that Chile strictly abides with what was agreed regarding the passage of British vessels through Chilean waters.

• Friday, December 5th 2014 - 23:56 UTC

  UK ambassador underscores shared values and qualities of Royal and Chilean navies

  

  UK ambassador in Chile Fiona Clouder underlined the values and qualities of the Royal Navy and Chilean Navy during a reception on HMS Dragon, which called at Valparaíso for the week long Exponaval 2014, considered the most important naval, maritime and ports' exhibition in the southern hemisphere.

• Friday, December 5th 2014 - 23:41 UTC

  Top Gear incident in Argentina: “Foreign Office did not incur in any additional assistance costs”

  

  The Foreign Office did not incur any costs in providing assistance to the BBC Top Gear team which was recently in an Argentine tour and was forced to leave the country under protection, following alleged disrespectful references to the 1982 Falklands war by the team.

• Friday, December 5th 2014 - 06:45 UTC

  Bank of England leaves rates unchanged but deflation fears persist

  

  UK interest rates have been held at a record low of 0.5% for another month by the Bank of England. It also decided to maintain its quantitative easing program, designed to stimulate lending in the economy, at the £375bn already spent.

• Thursday, December 4th 2014 - 05:28 UTC

  UK to tax multinationals that siphon profits into low-tax havens

  

  Britain plans to introduce a tax to target multinationals such as Google and Amazon accused of using complex accounting schemes to cut their payments on earnings in the country.

• Wednesday, December 3rd 2014 - 22:31 UTC

  Chile holds first Mayors climate change forum with UK support

  

  Chile's first Mayors Climate Change Forum, a local government-led initiative focused on cities, local territories and climate change took place in late November with the support of the British Embassy in Santiago.

• Wednesday, December 3rd 2014 - 08:15 UTC

  Falklands' patrol vessels support, allegedly from Brazil and Chile, trigger debate in Argentina

  

  Argentine opposition lawmakers expressed concern about alleged logistic support from Brazil and Chile to British warships and other auxiliary vessels in the South Atlantic and demanded the government of president Cristina Fernández report to Congress on the matter.