Argentina to stop Falklands exploiting offshore oilfields, country’s foreign minister says

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Argentina’s foreign minister Pablo Quirno said the government would seek to prevent the Falkland Islands from exploiting offshore oilfields as part of its effort to assert sovereignty over the islands peacefully. He criticized the United Kingdom for supporting an offshore oil project and not opening negotiations.

Pablo Quirno says move is part of government’s strategy to peacefully assert sovereignty over the islands Argentina’s foreign minister has told an audience that included the British ambassador that his government would stop the Falkland Islands from exploiting its offshore oilfields as part of a strategy to take sovereignty. During a speech at a thinktank event in the Argentinian capital, Pablo Quirno condemned the British government for failing to open negotiations over the islands and facilitating a significant offshore oil project in its waters. Continue reading...