Tag: United Kingdom

• 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.

• Tuesday, September 24th 2013 - 07:05 UTC

  Malvinas sovereignty, the main line of action at OAS pledges Ambassador Garré

  

  The new Argentine ambassador before the Organization of American States, OAS, former Defence and Home Security minister Nilda Garré begins her diplomatic job with a main line of action: ‘claiming the Malvinas Islands sovereignty” and the “resumption of negotiations with the UK”.

• Monday, September 23rd 2013 - 16:55 UTC

  UK launches ambitious online university project with 21 institutions listed

  

  The UK's biggest online university project has been launched, with more than 20 universities offering free courses. Students will be able to follow courses on mobile phones as well as computers. The UK's project, called FutureLearn, sees UK universities entering the global market in so-called Moocs - massive open online courses.

• Friday, September 20th 2013 - 19:47 UTC

  “Ad hoc talks do not mean four sides” Gibraltar and UK reply to Spain statements

  

  Ad hoc’ talks do not mean four sides: that was the swift and firm declaration from the Government of Gibraltar in response to statements made to the Gibraltar Chronicle by Gonzalo de Benito, Spain’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.