ARGENTINA: After controversy over recent comments regarding the Falkland Islands, British musician Roger Waters sits down with Argentine President Cristina Fernandez

Record ID: 446850

  • Title: ARGENTINA: After controversy over recent comments regarding the Falkland Islands, British musician Roger Waters sits down with Argentine President Cristina Fernandez
  • Date: 7th March 2012
  • Summary: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (MARCH 6, 2012) (REUTERS) ( ** BEWARE FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY **) EXTERIOR OF PRESIDENTIAL PALACE VARIOUS OF BRITISH SINGER ROGER WATERS SITTING AT TABLE WITH ARGENTINE PRESIDENT CRISTINA FERNANDEZ AND REPRESENTATIVES OF HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATIONS
  • Embargoed: 22nd March 2012 12:00
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  • Location: Argentina, Argentina
  • Country: Argentina
  • Topics: International Relations,Entertainment,Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA8EPSNEEHTH9NVQ26MA0GB07NN
  • Story Text: Even as tensions rise between Argentina and the UK over the Falkland Islands, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez hosted British musician Roger Waters at the presidential palace on Tuesday (March 6).
    Waters, a founding member of Pink Floyd, is in Argentina to perform a series of concerts in River Plate stadium.
    The reason for the meeting was unclear, but Waters made headlines recently by saying he thought the Falklands "should be Argentine".
    After an outcry though, he softened his statement, saying he had been misquoted by the Argentine media. He later said there is not "a definitive solution" and that the conflict should be resolved "peacefully".
    Members of human rights organisations sat in on Tuesday's meeting between Waters and Fernandez.
    Tati de Almeyda of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo Founding Line said that Waters and his wife "were charming" and that he did not bring up the issue of the Falklands.
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