Tag: William Hague

• Monday, May 28th 2012 - 16:32 UTC

  Hague-Garcia-Margallo to address Gibraltar fishing incidents and border queues

  

  Gibraltar figures importantly on the agenda for a Tuesday meeting scheduled in London between Foreign Secretary William Hague and Spanish counterpart Jose Garcia-Margallo particularly following on the recent fishing incidents and the long queues being imposed at the border by Spanish authorities.

• Friday, May 11th 2012 - 21:43 UTC

  Hague describes Chile as one of UK’s “greatest friends in the region”

  

  UK Foreign Secretary William Hague praised Chile during a meeting in London with his peer Alfredo Moreno to discuss a range of issues on which the two countries can work together.

• Friday, May 4th 2012 - 17:21 UTC

  Falklands spot: Argentina trying to recover from “some diplomatic setbacks”, says Hague

  

  British Foreign Secretary William Hague has branded as a stunt an Olympic TV advert by Argentina featuring a hockey player training on the disputed Falkland Islands, described in the broadcast as “Argentine soil”.

• Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 02:19 UTC

  UK describes incident of Ambassador Castro with Hague as “disappointing”

  

  The United Kingdom ratified on its refusal to start any negotiation over the sovereignty of the Malvinas Islands, and considered “disappointing” the episode occurred on Monday between Argentine ambassador to London Alicia Castro and British Foreign Secretary William Hague.

• Wednesday, May 2nd 2012 - 05:37 UTC

  Argentina promises more public harassment on Falklands: “you wait and see”

  

  Argentine ambassador in London Alicia Castro who on Monday surprised and embarrassed (‘ambushed’, according to the UK media) Foreign Secretary William Hague asking him at a public meeting on talks on the disputed Falkland Islands future, has promised more of the same stuff.

• Wednesday, April 25th 2012 - 21:14 UTC

  Falklands’ lawmaker rejects Argentine proposal for direct air-link with Buenos Aires

  

  Falkland Islands lawmaker Sharon Halford rejected the Argentine proposal of direct flights from Buenos Aires to the Islands saying that “they are not needed” and expressed surprise at the double standard of President Cristina Fernandez administration.

• Sunday, April 22nd 2012 - 22:54 UTC

  Foreign Office sends letter of support to companies active in Falklands threatened by Argentina

  

  The British government, in a move designed to ease concern among the investment community about the Argentine legal threats, has written to some 15 banks and oil exploration companies operating in the region, reports the Daily Telegraph.

• Wednesday, April 18th 2012 - 08:10 UTC

  Hague expresses deep concern over the YPF case and promises support for Spain

  

  British Foreign Secretary William Hague said he was “very concerned” at President Cristina Fernández announcement to expropriate YPF, a decision he believes “goes against all the commitments Argentina has made in the G20 to promote transparency and reduce protectionism.”

• Tuesday, April 3rd 2012 - 03:33 UTC

  Americas Summit expected to release support-statement for Argentina’s Falklands claim

  

  Thirty years after the Falklands/Malvinas war, Latin America seems to be closing ranks behind Argentina's sovereignty claim over the disputed islands and reviving a bid for control in the resource-rich South Atlantic.

• Monday, April 2nd 2012 - 18:34 UTC

  Falklands’ message from Hague: “we still want to work with Argentina”

  

  In a statement entitled “Why we still want to work with Argentina”, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the South Atlantic conflict, Foreign Secretary William Hague, stressed UK’s eagerness to work with Argentina on several aspects surrounding the Falkland Islands issue.