Tag: United Kingdom

• Monday, November 19th 2012 - 11:24 UTC

  UN consensus decision confirms Spain formally abandons Gibraltar trilateral process

  

  Spain’s decision to pull out of the trilateral process was formally recorded in the consensus decision on Gibraltar adopted by the United Nations General Assembly this year.

• Saturday, November 17th 2012 - 23:19 UTC

  UK tells Spain any solution to fishing dispute must include Gibraltar government

  

  UK has dismissed a comment by Spain’s Foreign Minister suggesting that Britain and Spain were poised to reach a bilateral solution to the fishing dispute. Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said Spain was open to dialogue and that he and his British counterpart, William Hague, “talk a lot” about many issues, including Gibraltar

• Saturday, November 17th 2012 - 05:42 UTC

  Gibraltar says UK diplomacy credibility must follow up words with actions

  

  There was a marked escalation in the dispute over Gibraltar’s territorial waters as Britain and Spain both hardened their diplomatic stance in the wake of recent incursions.

• Friday, November 16th 2012 - 04:22 UTC

  Cameron and Piñera discuss Falklands, Antarctic cooperation and confirm close links

  

  Visiting Chilean president Sabastian Piñera and PM David Cameron reaffirmed the two countries long standing close relations, pledged to increase trade and acknowledged their views on the Falkland Islands and the coming referendum during a meeting on Thursday at 10 Downing Street.

• Friday, November 16th 2012 - 04:12 UTC

  UK opens new embassy in El Salvador to increase engagement with Latam

  

  The United Kingdom will continue to increase engagement with Latin America pledged Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire during the official opening Thursday of the UK new embassy in El Salvador.

• Thursday, November 15th 2012 - 19:28 UTC

  UK summoned Spanish ambassador to complain about latest Gibraltar incursions

  

  The Foreign Office summoned the Spanish ambassador in London and condemned Madrid’s ‘provocative incursions’ in Gibraltar waters saying that it “is in the interests of Spain, as well as Gibraltar and Britain, to avoid any incident that may damage the prospects of developing a harmonious and collaborative relationship between Gibraltar and Spain”.

• Monday, November 12th 2012 - 21:57 UTC

  Ban Ki-moon and colonialism: people should be able to decide their own future

  

  Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said UK is not violating relevant UN resolutions referred to the Falklands’ and more specifically on colonialism, he argued that a prevailing impression is that “people living under certain conditions should have a certain level of capacities so that they can decide their own future”, be it independence or some kind of government in their territories.

• Saturday, November 10th 2012 - 02:35 UTC

  China forecasted to become world’s largest economy, ahead of the US in 2016

  

  China is projected to overtake the US to become the world's largest economy as early as 2016, according to a report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released on Friday.

• Friday, November 9th 2012 - 05:41 UTC

  Drastic changes in UK forces: Territorial Army will be deployed in the Falklands

  

  UK Defence Secretary Phillip Hammond signalled Thursday morning that members of the Territorial Army will be deployed to the Falkland Islands. Addressing the House of Commons Secretary Hammond said that reserve forces will be expected to fulfill new roles including contributing to standing commitments such as the Falklands.

• Friday, November 9th 2012 - 05:30 UTC

  Strong controversy at the 2012 World Travel Market in London

  

  World Travel Market 2012, the leading global event for the travel industry, became the hub of the world's tourism trade this week in London when more than 100 ministers attended the sixth UNWTO (World Tourism Organization)&Ministers' Summit.