MercoPress
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 00:00
Argentina's Foreign Affairs minister Hector Timerman announced Tuesday in Asuncion the construction of two new bridges linking Argentina with Paraguay and the upgrading of an existing one.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 00:00
Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos arrived Tuesday in Brazil for an official two-day state visit that begins Wednesday with a meeting with President Lula da Silva.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 00:00
Molina Tamayo, a retired rear admiral, who is exiled in Europe following a failed 2002 coup, told Miami’s El Nuevo Heraldo that a close ally of Chavez's, retired navy Capitan Ramon Rodriguez Chacin, asked him to hand over weapons to the FARC guerrilla w
Monday, August 30, 2010 - 00:00
“This year’s estimated 9% crowns the longest period of sustained growth in the country’s 200 year history”, emphasized Mrs. Kirchner
Monday, August 30, 2010 - 00:00
It is the fifth straight quarter that Venezuela's oil-dependent economy has contracted
Monday, August 30, 2010 - 00:00
While the Brazilian ruling coalition presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff consolidates her lead in opinion polls and is almost certain to win in the first round October 3, her main rival Jose Serra’s campaign seems to have fallen in disarray
Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 00:00
Ecuador said it would be contacting Colombian officials regarding the Colombian guerrillas FARC proposal for a "political dialogue" in the framework of the Union of South American Nations, UNASUR.
Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 00:00
Brazil and Chile announced they will jointly manufacture military cargo airplanes as a first step towards closer long term cooperation in military hardware.
Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 00:00
Despite sky-high crime and economic woes, the former paratrooper who has polarized Venezuela between supporters of his Bolivarian-XXI Socialism policies and those who call him a dictator remains Venezuela's most popular politician
Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 00:00
"We see no arms race in the region. Overall South America and Mercosur are the regions that spend less on defence issues", according to Frank Mora, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for Western Hemisphere Affairs.