Tag: United Kingdom

• Wednesday, October 2nd 2013 - 16:47 UTC

  Minister Swire opens the British embassy in Asuncion after a break of eight years

  

  Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire formally opened on Wednesday the British Embassy in Asuncion, Paraguay which will be headed by Ambassador Jeremy Hobbs. Accompanied by Paraguayan Foreign Minister Eladio Loizaga, he hailed the opening a symbol of the UK’s continued engagement in Latin America.

• Wednesday, October 2nd 2013 - 07:39 UTC

  UK reopens embassy in Asuncion which was closed since 2005

  

  The British embassy in Paraguay which was remained closed since 2005 will be reopened this week according to Paraguayan foreign minister Eladio Loizaga. The news was confirmed following a meeting of the Paraguayan official with Foreign Secretary William Hague.

• Monday, September 30th 2013 - 16:29 UTC

  UK minister in Brazil at scientific research and education program signing ceremonies

  

  UK Minister of State for Latin America at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office Hugo Swire is in Porto Alegre, south Brazil where he will attend the signing for a Memorandum of Understanding between the King’s College and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul on biological research.

• Saturday, September 28th 2013 - 04:57 UTC

  Malvinas/Gibraltar: Garcia Margallo admits coincidences, but “no joint actions”

  

  Spain will not be involved in ‘joint actions’ with Argentina regarding sovereignty claims over Gibraltar and Malvinas, said on Friday Spanish Foreign minister Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo, arguing there had been ‘misinterpretations’ in the Argentine version of the bilateral ministerial meeting and which was first denied by the Moncla Palace.

• Friday, September 27th 2013 - 07:30 UTC

  Malvinas/Falklands joint claims: Spain denies Timerman, calls UK a “friend”

  

  The Spanish government denied having agreed with Argentina on joint measures to press Great Britain for Malvinas Islands and Gibraltar sovereignty claims, as had been reported earlier on Thursday by Argentina’s foreign minister Hector Timerman, and described the UK as a friend country.

• Thursday, September 26th 2013 - 21:29 UTC

  Rajoy calls on UK for dialogue on Gibraltar, last ‘colonial anachronism’ in Europe

  

  Addressing the UN General Assembly Spanish President Mariano Rajoy described the Gibraltar situation as a ‘colonial anachronism’ and criticized UK’s dialogue denial attitude on the Rock’s sovereignty. The speech comes at a tense moment in Gibraltar and Spain relations, but according to the Madrid press, Rajoy was less forceful than expected.

• Thursday, September 26th 2013 - 20:55 UTC

  Falklands/Gibraltar: Argentina and Spain agree to team up and pressure UK

  

  Argentina and Spain agreed on Thursday to team up to pressure Britain to discuss their separate claims on British territories: the Falklands in the south Atlantic and Gibraltar near the southern tip of Spain.

• Thursday, September 26th 2013 - 05:56 UTC

  Chilean Army Commander in Chief on an official visit to United Kingdom

  

  Chile’s Commander in Chief of the Chilean Army General Juan Miguel Fuente-Alba was in the UK for an official visit to strengthen links between the British and Chilean armies.

• Wednesday, September 25th 2013 - 07:46 UTC

  UK at Amazon biodiversity, sustainability and innovation seminar in Brazil

  

  The year 2013 is a special one for researches in the northern region of Brazil: the Ferreira Penna Scientific Station, research base of the Emílio Goeldi museum and research unit of the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology, completes 20 years of existence.

• Wednesday, September 25th 2013 - 06:28 UTC

  Malvinas militarization and UK nuclear subs in South Atlantic protests Cristina Fernandez

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández used Tuesday’s speech in before the UN General Assembly to once more criticize British military movements in the South Atlantic, condemning the use of nuclear submarines around the disputed Falklands/Malvinas Islands.