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Argentina Urges Britain To
Heed UN Call, Discuss Malvinas (Falklands)
Dispute
BUENOS AIRES - Argentine Foreign Minister
Jorge Taiana on Thursday urged Britain to
heed the United Nations' (UN) call and start
negotiating the dispute over the Malvinas
Islands, also known as the Falklands.
The UN decision to call for negotiations
"must be followed," Taiana said. "Certainly,
a country member of the UN Security Council
has more responsibilities."
Taiana met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
last month in New York to seek UN help in
settling the dispute. A readout issued later
by Ban's spokesperson said Ban expressed
satisfaction over Argentina's commitment to
resolve its dispute with Britain over the
islands in a peaceful manner.
Argentina and Britain have been at odds over
the sovereignty of the islands for decades.
Tensions between the two countries have been
escalating since Britain announced an oil
drilling plan in the waters off the disputed
oil-rich islands last month.
The dispute over the ownership of the
islands led to a 74-day war between the two
countries in 1982, which ended in
Argentina's defeat.
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