United States

• Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 - 03:33 UTC

  Obama calls for “new era of partnership” with Latin America in spite of “rocky past”

  

  Visiting President Barack Obama called in Chile for a “new era of partnership” with Latin America as he acknowledged a sometimes troubled past between Washington and its neighbours in the region.

• Monday, March 21st 2011 - 22:17 UTC

  US farmers concerned with Mercosur expanding farm exports to Colombia

  

  United States farmers have called on the US government to approve the free trade agreements with Colombia and Panama because Mercosur countries are taking a bigger share of US agriculture exports to those countries.

• Monday, March 21st 2011 - 16:47 UTC

  Fidel: “Will Mr. Obama apologize to the Chilean people for the 1973 coup?”

  

  Cuban revolution leader Fidel Castro questions if US president Barack Obama, who on Monday is visiting Chile will apologize for the military coup against Salvador Allende in 1973, according to his latest article released this Monday.

• Monday, March 21st 2011 - 07:11 UTC

  Obama says Brazil’s transition to democracy an example for the Arab world

  

  President Barack Obama, declaring support for Brazil’s rising global economic clout, said the country’s transition from dictatorship to democracy can serve as a model for pro-democracy movements around the world, including in North Africa and the Middle East.

• Sunday, March 20th 2011 - 08:20 UTC

  Obama promises Brazil will be treated the same way as China and India

  

  Addressing the Brazilian Industry Federation, in Brasilia President Barack Obama emphasized the possibilities for partnership between the two countries mentioning trade, energy, infrastructure and education. The US leader said that “the future has arrived in Brazil” and promised the US would deal with the country in the same way it does with China and India.

• Sunday, March 20th 2011 - 08:12 UTC

  US/Brazil to advance trade and economic cooperation agreement

  

  Brazil and the United States agreed on Saturday to boost future cooperation on a range of key issues including trade and energy. The agreements were signed on the first day of US President Barack Obama's two-day visit to Brazil, where he met with Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff. They include TECA, a trade and economic cooperation agreement with a road map for future negotiations.

• Sunday, March 20th 2011 - 08:04 UTC

  Obama will be accompanied by 120 Secret Service agents in Santiago de Chile

  

  United States Secret Service agents are collaborating with Chilean police to establish security measures for US President Barack Obama when he arrives in Santiago next Monday.

• Sunday, March 20th 2011 - 07:23 UTC

  Obama praises Brazil but falls short of backing bid for UN Security Council

  

  US President Barack Obama heralded Brazil's “extraordinary” rise on the world stage but stopped short of backing its bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.

• Saturday, March 19th 2011 - 00:06 UTC

  Brazil wants an equals relation with the US, says Foreign minister Patriota

  

  Brazil’s Foreign Affairs minister Antonio Patriota said that the visit of US president Barack Obama represents a significant reset in bilateral relations. What Brazil wants, declared the minister, ‘is to be treated as an equal, in a more seamless relationship without confrontations’.

• Saturday, March 19th 2011 - 00:03 UTC

  Obama’s Rio Sunday’s public speech moved from an open plaza to a theatre

  

  President Barack Obama has cancelled a public speech he was scheduled to deliver Sunday in Rio’s main square during his visit to Brazil, the US embassy in Brasilia said.
  The speech in the historic plaza known as Cinelandia, in the heart of Rio de Janeiro, “is cancelled” said an embassy spokesperson.