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Peru and Colombian presidents busy looking for trade and investments in Asia
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 00:00
Two South American presidents accompanied by several ministers and business delegations will be spending this week in Asia promoting trade and investment.
Argentine Vice President, in Washington, invited US oil companies to invest in YPF
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 00:00
Argentine Vice President Amado Boudou on Tuesday urged US companies to invest in YPF, the nationalized oil company that Argentina recently expropriated from Spain's Repsol.
Chilean students’ leader rejoices with WSJ calling her a "re-diaper baby"
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 00:00
The editorial also blasts President Sebastian Pinera for his inability to deal with these social movements and stand up to "environmentalists" and leftist political leaders.
Argentina promises more public harassment on Falklands: "you wait and see"
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 00:00
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
Cristina Fernandez and "The elixir of populism", by Brazil's leading magazine
Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 00:00
"Oil is capable of generating the most demagogic, retrograde and nationalist instincts of any people and its rulers", takes off the Veja piece.
Brazil/US discuss military technology transfer as part of defence cooperation
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 00:00
The US recently admitted the possibility of technology transfer regarding the Super Hornet F/A-18 fighter jets - manufactured by Boeing – if Brazil accepts the US offer in the bidding to purchase 36 planes.
Brazil/US defence summit to consider military technology transfer and South Atlantic
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 00:00
Brazil wants the US to eliminate barriers to the transfer of military technology, an issued that will be addressed on Tuesday April 24, in Brasilia when US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta meets with his peer Celso Amorim.
YPF seizure approved by 62% of Argentines, according to opinion poll
Monday, April 23, 2012 - 00:00
49% said the decision was positive and 47% admitted to fears that it would affect negatively the image of Argentina overseas.
Argentina and Brazil closer in defence issues and in support of Malvinas claim
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 00:00
Argentina and Brazil agreed to work on a common defence agenda underlining the importance of strengthening Unasur and working to ensure that Latin America is a peace zone thus sending a strong message to the UK on the Falklands/Malvinas issue.
Cristina Fernandez and Obama will hold bilateral meeting in Colombia
Friday, April 13, 2012 - 00:00
"The bilateral meeting has been scheduled for Saturday afternoon, in the framework of the Summit's deliberations."

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