Tag: United Kingdom

Friday, July 11th 2014 - 06:29 UTC
Prince Charles will be visiting Colombia in October, announced President Santos

President Juan Manuel Santos announced Prince Charles' visit to Colombia during an official ceremony in which he signed an international treaty to protect the marshlands of the Estrella Fluvial de Inirida River, a 700,000-acre site in Colombia’s eastern Guainia state.
Tuesday, July 8th 2014 - 07:25 UTC
“Without Chile's help, we would have lost the Falklands”, says former RAF intelligence

Chile's support for Britain during the Falklands War has been revealed for the first time by the man who was dispatched, with only hours notice, to secure a South American ally, according to an article in the Daily Telegraph credited to Harriet Alexander.
Friday, July 4th 2014 - 06:18 UTC
EC visit and review of Gibraltar/Spain border welcomed by Minister Lidington

UK Minister for Europe David Lidington welcomed Thursday’s return visit to Gibraltar by the European Commission to review progress towards addressing delays at the Gibraltar-Spain Border. Lidington recently visited Gibraltar to check the situation at the border and incursions by Spanish vessels of the Rock's waters.
Wednesday, July 2nd 2014 - 07:04 UTC
Former Argentine minister blasts Cobos for Falklands trip; passport controversy

Argentina's former foreign minister Jorge Taiana described lawmaker and presidential hopeful Julio Cleto Cobos current visit to the Falkland Islands totally “irresponsible” and 'without consultation'. He also blasted the fact that the lawmaker would have his Argentine passport stamped by the government of the Falkland Islands.
Tuesday, July 1st 2014 - 23:48 UTC
UK Europe minister Lidington toured Gibraltar/Spain border with Picardo

Britain’s Europe Minister David Lidington toured the Gibraltar border on Monday evening and received an on-the-spot briefing from Chief Minister Fabian Picardo on the human impact of Spanish controls.
Monday, June 30th 2014 - 02:44 UTC
Prince Harry ends his three-day visit to Chile

Britain's Prince Harry, on the last day of a three-day official visit to Chile, joked and played with handicapped children on Sunday. The prince, joined by Social Development Minister Maria Fernanda Villegas, was all smiles and appeared relaxed with the little ones at the Friends of Jesus children's facility.
Saturday, June 28th 2014 - 10:43 UTC
Swire on a five-day visit of Costa Rica, Guatemala and Colombia

Foreign Office minister Hugo Swire was on a five day visit to Costa Rica, Guatemala and Colombia this week, following recent elections in both countries and with the purpose of expanding political and trade relations.
Saturday, June 28th 2014 - 01:46 UTC
UK Europe minister expected in Gibraltar to witness first hand delays at border crossing to Spain

The Minister for Europe, David Lidington, will visit Gibraltar on Monday 30 June and Tuesday 1 July. The visit will enable the Minister to visit the Gibraltar-Spain border to witness first-hand the continuing delays at the crossing, to hold discussions with HM Government of Gibraltar, and to meet a wide range of the people of Gibraltar.
Monday, June 23rd 2014 - 22:14 UTC
Hugo Swire visits Costa Rica to meet the new government officials

The British Minister of State for Latin America, Hugo Swire, arrived to Costa Rica on Monday June for his first official visit to the Central American country and the British Government’s first audience with the new government since the inauguration of President Luis Guillermo Solis on 8 May 2014.
Saturday, June 21st 2014 - 08:19 UTC
Cristina Fernandez took time to pick on the Falklands at her 'dialogue' speech

Cristina Fernandez on her Friday Flag Day speech in which she lowered usual rhetoric and asked US Judge Thomas Griesa for negotiations with the holdout hedge funds, picked on the Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute to channel her fury and forecasted there “is no colonialism that can last so many centuries, eventually they fall”.