Tag: United Kingdom

• Monday, February 26th 2024 - 10:39 UTC

  British Ambassador in Argentina takes sides ahead of football derby

  

  British Ambassador to Buenos Aires Kirsty Hayes took sides ahead of Sunday's edition the most important football derby in Argentina. In fact, she took both sides between River Plate and Boca Juniors in a video she posted on X, quoting UK Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron that it was possible to agree to disagree on the condition that it was done politely

• Monday, February 26th 2024 - 04:18 UTC

  UK goes full Net Zero: quits treaty allowing companies to sue green economy policies

  

  Calling it “outdated” the United Kingdom has withdrawn from an international treaty that lets fossil-fuel companies sue governments pursuing climate policies for billions in compensation for lost profits.

• Saturday, February 24th 2024 - 11:21 UTC

  UK Ambassador visits Uruguayan Antarctic Base, praises program's efforts

  

  The Uruguayan Antarctic Institute welcomed United Kingdom Ambassador to Uruguay, Faye O'Connor, to the Artigas Antarctic Scientific Base between February 14th and 19th.

• Friday, February 23rd 2024 - 10:46 UTC

  No plans for refugees turned down by UK to end up in Paraguay

  

  The British Embassy in Asunción Thursday denied press reports circulating in the Paraguayan capital according to which the South American country would be welcoming foreign refugees not accepted in the United Kingdom. The diplomatic mission insisted no negotiations in this regard had even been started and underlined that the sources and motives of Paraguayan outlets for publishing these reports were unknown to the legation.

• Thursday, February 22nd 2024 - 11:40 UTC

  Mondino tells Cameron Argentine not happy with his trip to Falklands

  

  Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino Wednesday conveyed to her British colleague Lord David Cameron her government's uneasiness for the latter's visit to the Falkland Islands en route to the G20 Summit of top diplomats where they met. Mondino also insisted on Argentina's “sovereignty rights” over the archipelago during their one-on-one encounter on the sides of the G-20 convention.

• Wednesday, February 21st 2024 - 16:04 UTC

  Milei's spokesperson: “Cameron's Malvinas visit, an issue of Cameron agenda”

  

  Indifference and irony have been reactions of the current Argentine government to the Falkland Islands visit of British foreign minister, Lord Cameron. Indifference if we follow the statements from president Milei's spokesperson, who every day holds a morning media conference to report and take questions on the activities and performance of current administration obsessed with seeking the much promised recovery of Argentina's economic situation.

• Wednesday, February 21st 2024 - 10:45 UTC

  Cameron underlines Mercosur's potential for UK after Brexit

  

  Paraguayan President Santiago Peña and British Foreign Secretary Davis Cameron met Tuesday in Asunción to discuss bilateral issues and also to explore the South American Market's (Mercosur) potential. Peña currently holds the pro tempore presidency of Mercosur.

• Tuesday, February 20th 2024 - 15:44 UTC

  Paraguay ready to receive Lord Cameron to increase links with UK

  

  Paraguay has announced that on Tuesday, 20 February British Foreign Secretary, David Cameron will be making his first official visit to the country, ”a significant milestone in the bilateral relation between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Paraguay.

• Monday, February 19th 2024 - 19:05 UTC

  Lord Cameron arrives in Falklands to commemorate 1982 conflict and reaffirm sovereignty

  

  UK Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron has arrived in the Falkland Islands for a two-day visit, emphasizing the UK's commitment to upholding the Falkland Islanders' right to self-determination. Governor Alison Blake CMG welcomed the news, expressing her delight at Lord Cameron's visit to the Islands.

• Monday, February 19th 2024 - 18:51 UTC

  UK parliament committee says Rwanda plan is “fundamentally incompatible” with human rights

  

  British Parliament Joint Committee on Human Rights said that the government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is “fundamentally incompatible” with the UK's human rights safeguards and jeopardizes UK's international reputation.