19 April 2007
18 April 2007
16 January 2007
Presentations from the event are available for downloading here. For further information please call 020 7839 2140 or email falklands@keenepa.co.uk.
Notes to Editors:
Falklands Forum 2007
- Please note that following the Forum delegates are invited to attend a parliamentary reception at the House of Commons from 1800hrs - 2000hrs kindly hosted by Sir Nicholas Winterton MP.
- To attend the Forum contact on +44 (0) 20 7344 1345 or email anne.baxendale@edelman.com.
- To find out about sponsorship opportunities or to exhibit please call Frances Knox on 020 7287 0652 or email frances@keenepa.co.uk
- Media: Forum press passes are available on request, please contact Frances Knox on 020 7287 0652 or email frances@keenepa.co.uk.
Background on the Falkland Islands
- The Falkland Islands are economically self-sufficient in all areas except defence - the cost of which amounts to some 0.5% of the total UK defence budget.
- The Falkland Islands are situated in the South Atlantic, some 400 miles away from the South America mainland and 850 miles north of the Antarctic Circle. They are located on the same latitude south as London is north.
- The archipelago consists of two main islands (East and West Falkland) and 778 smaller islands, with a total land area of approximately 4,700 sq miles, just over half the size of Wales.
- The Falkland Islands are self governing except for areas of foreign affairs and defence. Eight democratically elected councillors comprise the Legislative Council.
- The Falkland Islands Government believes that the Islands can combine economic growth with conservation of the environment - unique and unspoiled - while maintaining its essential character.