Timerman thanks Mujica on Falklands: “Uruguay has honoured its word”
Argentine Foreign Affairs minister Hector Timerman publicly thanked and praised on Monday the Uruguayan decision, announced last week, to bar Falklands’ flagged vessels form the port of Montevideo and any other sea or fluvial terminal in the country.
“The Argentine government thanks Uruguay for the position adopted, Uruguay has honoured its word”, said Timerman during the meeting of the Mercosur council which brings together Foreign Affairs and Economy ministers from the block in anticipation of the Tuesday presidential summit.
Uruguayan president Jose Mujica and Foreign Affairs minister have consistently denied any Argentine pressure or influence on the decision to bar the Falklands’ flagged vessels.
“There is a political definition not to allow the docking in Uruguayan ports of vessels flying the Islas Malvinas flag, whose sovereignty is claimed by Argentina with the support from Uruguay” said the Uruguayan Executive portal ratifying Mujica’s earlier statements.
Timerman also requested the other members form Mercosur to bar access to their ports of Malvinas flagged vessels, which he described as an “illegal flag” in solidarity with Argentina’s claim over the Falklands which has been “under British dominance since 1833”
Addressing his peers Timerman described the “Malvinas occupied” Islands as a ‘colonial enclave’ which is “like a dagger in the heart of Latin America”.
“More than ever we must show the solidarity which we have always had”, said Timerman addressing his peers from Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela (which is in the process of full incorporation to Mercosur).
This is the first Argentine public reaction to the Uruguayan Navy intervention last Saturday to escort from the air a Spanish flagged vessel which left Montevideo and was heading for the South Atlantic with a Falklands’ government fishing licence and was harassed by an Argentine Coast guard unit.
“Villa Nores” which normally operates from Montevideo left River Plate shared waters and sailed in Uruguayan jurisdiction until reaching the high seas following on GC24 Mantilla demand that it surrender information and prepare for a boarding party.
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It´s when someone promise to do something or respect judge's resolutions or treaties and when the moment arrives he does what has promised even if it not benefit him or his cause.....May be some day you will learn to do it....because you didn't so far....
It seems that Timmerman has been illegaly pressuring Uruguayan Gvt. (so weak can you be, Mr. Mujica?) instead.
Funny :-)
Timerman and his political cronies are mistaken in their rhetoric. There is no colonial enclave in the Falkland Islanders. Rather the people who they alleged are subject to British colonialism by external powers declare to the UN Committee of 24 that tthey have achieved their own desired measure of self-government and chose free political association with Great Britain
Shame on Argentina
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Long Live the Falklands.
The Uruguayan President should be thanked for his protection from these 'pirates'.
What else are they going to do with their vessels, no-one but Argentina is threatening them?
One small corvette size Uruguayan vessel sits off the beach of Piriapolis from time to time doing nothing that I can see.
Philippe
What next the word Trust me I know what I am doing!!
Only thing to say on this!
Long Live the Falklands.
Beset by a bullying neighbour. I actually feel sorry for Uruguay. I sorta feel sorry for Mujica !
9 people.....Thats really funny !!! let me guess their names.
conqueror, isolde, stick your junta, fillipo, elaineb, Beef, Teaboy, Teaboy2 and of course yourself......as you can see all people of high intellect.
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Merry Christmas Red....better put the Santa clothes and do something good for humanity. You´re 100% a clown buddy.
:)
p.d. a tip.....
in about the author section ..........put your complete data, evidences, proper informatin and academic credentials if you want to be serious...other way is only CRAP ....your speciallity old chap.
ICJ
End of argument.
the best place to send him, is north korea, here he will be welcomed by the same indocrinated people,
just a thought .
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