Tag: United Kingdom

Thursday, February 28th 2013 - 03:41 UTC
Cameron accuses Labour candidate of supporting Argentina during the Falklands’ war

Ahead of a much disputed by election at Eastleigh, Hampshire, Prime Minister David Cameron had a chance to make an impression during the PM questions on Wednesday accusing Labour hopeful John O’Farrell of supporting terrorism and Argentina because he wanted Great Britain to lose the Falklands’ war.
Wednesday, February 27th 2013 - 20:14 UTC
Cameron, ‘the most robust PM in the Falklands’ issue in the last 30 years’, says Professor Dodds

Britain went to war over the Falkland Islands over thirty years ago when the Argentine military invaded the Islands, but the issue of sovereignty disputed by Argentina has never really gone away. Germany’s Deutsche Welle looks at the current UK government's policy towards the Falklands and the coming referendum, in an interview with Klaus Dodds, Professor of Geopolitics at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Tuesday, February 26th 2013 - 00:59 UTC
Argentine born MEP shocks UK politics by abandoning independents and joining the Tories

Argentine born Marta Andreasen a UK south east region MEP (Member of the European Parliament) for the UK Independent Party has said she is leaving the party to join the Conservatives.
Tuesday, February 26th 2013 - 00:10 UTC
Argentina accused UK of sending submarines with nuclear weapons capacity to the Falklands

Argentina accused the UK of displacement of submarines with nuclear weapons capacity in the Falkland Islands, violating international treaties that established the South Atlantic zone as free of nuclear arms. The claim was made on Monday at the United Nations Disarmament Conference in Geneva.
Monday, February 25th 2013 - 20:21 UTC
Kerry refuses to comment on Falklands’ referendum; US position remains unchanged

Starting in London his first trip overseas as the new US Secretary of State, John Kerry kept strictly to US policy on the Falkland Islands and refused to comment on the coming referendum when Islanders are expected to decide on their political status and future.
Monday, February 25th 2013 - 06:13 UTC
UK media says Iran/Argentina accord could hide missile project with Falklands’ range

British tabloid The Sunday Times indicated on Sunday that the Iran-Argentina accord on the investigation of the AMIA bombing case could also hide a joint missile development project. Furthermore, the paper assured “Argentina is developing missile technology that could threaten the Falkland Islands.”
Saturday, February 23rd 2013 - 06:19 UTC
Moody’s cuts UK credit rating to Aa1 from AAA, first time since 1978

Moody's Investors Service on Friday cut the United Kingdom's credit rating to Aa1 from AAA for the first time since 1978, citing weakness in the nation's medium-term growth outlook that it now expects to extend for a number of years.
Wednesday, February 20th 2013 - 05:13 UTC
Malvinas: read what the real world is saying

By Fernando Petrella (*) - The following article by an Argentine former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs was published as a column in the Buenos Aires media. The following reproduction in English is not necessarily literal but tries keep to its spirit as much as possible.
Monday, February 18th 2013 - 06:44 UTC
PM Cameron in India to increase trade and after major defence contract

Seeking to build “one of the great partnerships” of the 21st century, British Prime Minister David Cameron begins a three-day official visit to India on Monday during which he will meet his counterpart Manmohan Singh and discuss issues of common interest.
Thursday, February 14th 2013 - 20:10 UTC
UK will block IADB and World bank loans to Argentina because of financial ‘misconduct’

UK joined the group of countries that vote against granting multilateral organizations’ loans to Argentina as a form of protesting the mistrust generated by the government of President Cristina Fernandez recurrent international misconduct, reports the Buenos Aires media.