Argentina threatens UK and Falklands oil companies with legal actions
Argentina reiterated on Thursday warnings to the United Kingdom over the “illegality” and juridical consequences of having awarded oil exploration licences in the Falkland Islands, under British control but which Argentina claims as part of its territory.
“Argentina again warns the UK about the illegality and consequences of this new unilateral action, extensive to all private actors involved, that they will be liable of future legal demands in the maximum tribunals, for the potential exploration and exploitation of Argentine resources”, pointed out reliable sources from the Argentine Foreign Affairs office quoted by the Buenos Aires media.
Last Tuesday the Argentine Foreign Affairs ministry summoned the British embassy Chargé d’affairs to express its “most energetic protest” because of the imminent beginning of exploratory drilling operations in waters to the north of the Falkland Islands.
At the time some of the Buenos Aires press mentioned that Argentina could be considering taking the resources dispute case to the International Court of The Hague, but no government official ratified or rectified the news.
“It’s not accidental that the oil companies involved are British, that is to say, the only ones that can really believe the chimera that the UK is peddling about the alleged legality of these commercial operations”, added official Argentine sources.
More over “there is no possibility at all of the military hypothesis claimed by the UK merely to disguise the illegality of its actions and deviate attention from the fact they are contrary, --by refusing to sit and negotiate a solution to the sovereignty dispute over the Islands--, to what was laid out by the international community. Attributing Argentina some kind of provocation can only be interpreted as a risky intimidation message to say the least”.
Finally “the British occupation makes the area, an area subject to a sovereignty dispute, which the United Nations recognizes as such and therefore, --as underlined by the UN--, none of the sides involved should modify the situation until the heart of the matter is solved, which is precisely contrary to what the United Kingdom is doing”.
The official Foreign Office longstanding policy, --and as such reiterated to Argentina-- is that “the UK has no doubt over sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and surrounding maritime areas” and equally important “the Falklands government is entitled to develop a hydrocarbons industry within its waters” and the UK will support such a development.
Meantime the exploratory oil rig “Ocean Guardian”, according to its contractor Desire Petroleum should be arriving in Falklands’ water by February 14.
The area where Desire’s exploratory drilling will take place has been publicized and circulated among mariners, shipping companies, agents and all fishing companies.
“Ocean Guardian” is towed Maersk Traveller and is navigating with two support vessels, Maersk Pacer and Toisa Invincible”.
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Argentina ' s tax revenues will increase through these petrol companies !
drill and get the oil going for as long as you can<br /><br />
for it will not last forever<br /><br />
las malvinas son argentinas
you mean Institutionalised Pirates for Britons !! of course .
J.A. ....careful there lad......you mean, as long as any Islanders remain...
audiances : 3 Bllons
min 26 ..Argentina :1 England : 0
goal : Pedro(*) (min 5) (*) Petrol Companies.
i don't watch this bout ,i listen from radio.. i listen...i listen ....i listen...
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But now it's oil, supposedly. <br />
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Q: Should any large oilspill occur, who's going to pay for the damages?<br />
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A: Wildlife.<br />
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As said before: Never a dull moment...
You try to compare Hong Kongs situation with Falkland I´s. ...
In 1898 China and G.B. made a contract about H.K..
In this contract they agreed that G.B. leased H.K for a period of 99 years.
When this period was gone in 1997, China did not want to prolonge the contract, and therefore G.B. peacefully left H.K. There is absolutely no similarity with the Falkland Is. situation. Try to read some history and find a better example.That one you used here is simply hopeless.(nonsence).
1. Improvised Explosive Device (minas de carretera para demolerles el<br />
abastecimiento a los invasores<br />
2. Night glass (lentes mira nocturna)<br />
3 RPG (Rockect Propelled Grenade)<br />
4.Mouth-to Mouth communication<br />
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With those four elements the Resistence in Iraq and Afganistan has achieved the militar balance with USA and its follower UK. No conventional war anymore!
already they do not make “war” at Iraq and Afganistan !!
just settled to protect present “ Iran ” regime !!
these 3 countries very important which aiming to hold some
oil reserves and to establish as “ balance power ” against
Russia...China ..India on the Asia Zone !!
if you see real “” land war “” you must organize serious wars
at the North America,,,Subsahara,,,Middle East ,,,Middle Asia
no any other place to stress out !!
viva Cenghiz Khan !! i can't see a commander like him !!
once he blocked a town and promised that nobody will be killed !
but after the capture he buried alive everybody . .was man of his word ?!
this means that ; the Kurds can not establish a independent state in this zone !!! ..or it will be built under the “US” dominance....necessary ???
no !!! at least for now .
Pakistan is a “ buffer ” zone !! i don't think it has a nuclear weapon !!!
the Russians have not tackle inward southern zone !!!!!!!!
at long term : they have no chances except China in Asia !!!!!!!!!
as Duran said there should be true . i think britons more terrible than
cenghiz khan ! becouse ,once ..in 1915 our exiles and holocaust from eastern anatolia ! the britons had dominant role as arrenger and liable..
to prevent of russian hangdownings into the southern oil zones by an likely an armenian country ...
my worthy friends ,you will miss me by a a new name “ cougar ”
becouse i changed my old name “ Tarzan”....i like you all !!
cougar means - puma - in guarani language .
you wrote - NOTICE - by above point “ I ” .. ! which is in guarani alphabet 's one of letters (characters),,by converting unicode
Turkish Alphabet keyboard ?
becouse some characters are same like ..U..G..O..I (Turkish--Guarani)
above accented points !! already there are many words in Aztec
language from Turkish ( middle asia) too !!
as you said that Guarani-Turkish these letters are same
likewise spellings and readings ! not only letters ,Turkish's sentences'
formats have similiarities with Guarani and also the same as Aztec Lingua.!
80% of them run under “ foreign flag ” !
if Britons take any advantages ,they would even spin their flags out !!
of course ..
Obviously you are so thick skulled that you missed my pint entirely!
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@exocet. Well you quite obviously missed my point - so what can we conclude? Nothing more than pure ivory between your ears mate!
Now comes the point ! Do you want to give back the land you stole from the indigenous people or ....<br />
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To mr J.A. Roberts<br />
I somehow admire you because you have the patience responding people who never will/want understand your well based arguments.<br />
By the way, i am not British/English ( I am a Scandinavian) but i am able to read. I read in particular history, and because i try to find and use neutral sources, i think i can evaluate/distinguish between facts and nationalistic propaganda. <br />
Apology for spelling faults. As told , i am Scandinavian, sry.
please don't sense as “ melting ” !
english is my --third language -- and try to write carefully by --writing language-- not by --street language --...and I don't speak english in my living with anyone !....this is my style ...frankly in other languages I don't use much --idioms -- !.once our english teacher had recommended .
shoul be short , net , economically ,,,,, am I making a sense .!??
my english style understanable ? ok no problem !
my advice for you ..please don't exploit Jorge !.. your replies very
automatic ,dry , obsessive.. please soften your style ..thank you .
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And I wont forget that Jorge is also obsessed. Every time i check Mercopress for Falklands news, who has written a deluded, ignorant and factual incorrect comment....Jorge! Every time without delay. And it is the some old stuff as well, Pirates, the people of the Falkland's “fear”, motherland, one day the Falklands will belong to Argentina “again” blah blah blah. Jorge you need to start saying something new, or at least something based on reality. I think you should come to the Falklands Jorge, you might actually learn something!
encylopedia kid ,chatty , sassy ....friend ?
It is confusing to some idiots like mike!
I have posted here last Sunday and my last comment was #18.
I will say what I always say. You are just thieves, arrogants and disgusting “people”.
Regards idiots.
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