Argentina to Prevent Oil
Mining in Falklands
BUENOS AIRES - Argentina warned British
authorities that it would take necessary
steps, in line with international law, to
prevent oil extraction in the Falkland
Islands.
In a note released in Buenos Aires on
Thursday, the Argentinian Foreign Ministry
strongly rejected the attempt to illegally
seize non-renewable resources that belong to
the Argentinian people.
The Argentinian authorities protest came in
the wake of reports that the British firm
Rockhopper Exploration might have found oil
in northern Falkland Islands, the
sovereignty of which is claimed by
Argentina.
The official text makes clear to British
authorities authorizing the prospecting, and
to the firm involved in these illegal
activities, that the Argentinian government
will continue denouncing this action in all
international forums and recalls that
Argentina is acting with great determination
in the control of maritime traffic between
the continent and the islands.
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