Uruguay suggests changing to the red ensign for Falklands’ vessels to operate in Montevideo
No changes are needed in current legislation to bar vessels flying the Malvinas flag from entering Uruguayan ports, but Uruguay also speculates that if the vessels change to the English flag there will be no problems, according to a report from the Foreign Affairs ministry.
“It is clear we don’t need to make changes to current legislation” for the implementation of the Mercosur decision barring Malvinas flagged vessels said Uruguay’s Foreign Affairs minister Luis Almagro based on a report from the head of the Ministry’s International Law issues Desk, Carlos Mata.
“This reaffirms the fact that it is not possible to allow access to Uruguayan ports of any vessel flying such a flag”, said Almagro in a letter sent to the Ministry of Defence.
Thus Uruguayan government officials and from the private sector coincide that vessels with certificates awarded by the Falklands only need to fly the UK flag and not from the Islands to continue operating in Montevideo.
This way Uruguayan president Jose Mujica will be able to comply with his decision to bar vessels with flying the Malvinas flag but at the same time not affect other vessels, mainly fishing vessels from Spanish companies, which generate several million dollars for services and taxes in Montevideo, said Almagro.
However the Uruguayan services private sector is not so sure changing of flat can be that easy, since it is not an automatic process and certain certificates must be obtained for such an operation.
Maritime Law expert Alejandro Sciarra pointed out that the UK admits as a subsidiary the Falklands flag which “belongs to the UK”, but contains a “particular individualization”.
Sciarra believes that flying the English flag on Falklands vessels “won’t be automatic” and strongly argued that the UK might not yield since it is not in line with its current policy towards Malvinas and could also be interpreted as a demonstration of weakness before Mercosur (and Argentina).
The Uruguayan law expert also indicated that the Spanish fishing vessels currently operating from Malvinas and Montevideo could easily move to alternative ports, for example, in Namibia.
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Are you happy with words Argentina?
Then again they could just take their business elsewhere
Err - yes you do. No change in the law = no change on the ground !
Keep the Falklands Flag flying proud and don't let the B*****ds grind you down!!!
Long Live the Falklands.
Getting the message out - everywhere !!
the falklands are british, and soon to be followed by british patagonia .
yes we think we can rack this up a bit,
[number 8]
glad you know how recognisable we british are ,
a thing that argentina misses perhaps .
You show your real face. You want to do with la patagonia the same you did with Malvinas. You recongnize that you steal territories.
7 Hands Off (#) JAJAJA you have to put on your kness and change your flag.... you can´t use it... that is sad.
“Long live, long live”. they are going to die when the have to no matter what you say.
11 Hands Off (#)
There is some things i cant understand about you.
You use to say that you are not south american, but if you look at a map you´ll discover that you are south american in fact.
Now you say that your illegal falklands flag is the same that british one.
Have you pay attention to them???? they are very diferent
I am concerned about you.
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandera_de_las_islas_Malvinas
take a look at this link that is your fake flag, the one you can´t use in south america.
Anyway the most important is Mercosur supports Argentina on its claim,
and ask great britain to sit and talk about sovereignty in order to stop with this colonia.
The ones who live in the islands can´t have the right to self-determination because the were implanted by uk so the are not impartial.
Let me put an example.
If i go to your house and expulse you from it, you will go to authorities and claim. But i say that i have right to live on yours house.
Where are those rights based on?????
The real fact is that i have usurped your house and i cannot say that i have any right.
Do you understand our position?
Nothing has changed; nothing will change.
Ships flying the FI flag are still apparently welcome in South America. This ship is currently enjoying Uruguayan hospitality.
www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?MMSI=740352000
Next time you choose to post a lot of rubbish then at least try to back it up.
the “” Self Determination “” on ( quasi !) Malvinas is neither UK government nor Argentina government offial argument...!!
they don't even make it discussed at their own media..
you can't show us any documents on this matter...!!
you make it up yourself meaninglessly....!!
and their families + semi neglected military employee houses..
by the way that
my London sources say that there are no oil/gas at these islands around
also some teams left there...
All the smart Argentinians have their money in Uruguay because they know its safe. Property prices in Argentina have fallen like a rock while Uruguay's skyrockets from the migration of money. Argentines don't trust their own government. Who would when you look at history. I still can't believe there are some Argentines (or are they from some other poor SA country?) who support their government. Is the government promising to throw you another bag of rice from the bandwagon?
impartially true ... this shows us the some argentine people are what a clever group ...aren't they !! some money at Uruguay..some money at Carribean Off Shore countries....some money at Swiss...some money at Luxembourg....like some other countries' clever persons....!!
by the way ..
the meaning of Hand Off is “”UK hand off“” ??
BECOUSE
i remember from Robert Mugawe ' speechs ,frequently says
“” UK hand off ....UK hand off...UK hand off........“”
do you want to discuss with me here about English adventures in Zimbabwe ??
Using Robert Mugabe (note spelling) as an example holds you up to ridicule.
There are however similarities with how he runs his country and how Argentina is run:
No thought for the people, only the 'Presidents' cronies (tick)
Don't give a damn about monetary inflation, just lie about it (tick)
Allow the cronies to go abroad and spend their ill gotten gains to buy luxuries the people cannot afford (tick)
Turn the country into a laughing stock internationally by telling lies (BIG TICK)
I could go on it's boring me, knowing you will only come back with personal abuse, or if not you, the Pretend Irishman.
The constitutional relationship between the UK and the BOTs has self-determination at its core as evidenced by the 1999 white paper Partnership for Progress and Prosperity: Britain and the Overseas Territories.
If you want to deny the people of the FI this right then you would need to do so at the ICJ. The Argentine gvt appear to chicken out on this, bit like Marcos and Think chickening out of me little wagers (must be a national trait).
Regarding oil, there are huge amount of oil and we will find out how much when sealion becomes a books asset in the next three months :-) If it is not oil then I suppose we have found a new black and sticky combustable substance under the sea bed.
you say Uk &BOT
where is well said Malvinas people ?
you know the differences between “” self determination“” and
“” impartial self admin “”..should be noticed on meaning elasticities..
my London sources say that they 36 deep drilled in last 14 months
the result is disappointment..has't revealed yet becouse the reasons of
stock manipulations have..
i said to discuss the English Adventures in History of Zimbabwe
not recent popular media's antipropaganda news.
Mugawe is used in originally especially by his clan.
36 drill..14 months
you see that how they are very ambitious
if you ask ,are they wise men ? ... i think not !!
But alas it was you, who wishes to steal what is not yours,
All we want to do is live in peace,
But sadly an arrogant violent aggressive Neighbour wont let us ..
geo2
my London sources say thatArgentina is finnished,
details ??....please ...!!
don't you know the Argentine living style ??...it has always been chaotic !
Argentina sooner or later will have to give back the land they stole from Paraguay(as other territories stolen by Argentina, e.g.Patagonia).
The pirates time is over.
Long Live the Falklands
Nothing like being consistent, is there.
“OMG, where have all the ships gone???”
www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=IvHJKwEvypY
After all, most of the oil industry around the Falklands uses Brazil's ports.
Let me put an example.
If i go to your house and expulse you from it, you will go to authorities and claim. But i say that i have right to live on yours house.
Where are those rights based on?????
The real fact is that i have usurped your house and i cannot say that i have any right.
Do you understand our position?
You are so thick it's funny.
you didn't go to his house at all. you went back to your own house after you locked it up and went on holiday. when you came back you found squatters. then you threw them out. But the squatters didn't like it and continue to complain to this day.
please dont try to write anything again as you are an idiot.
Agreed. He is that, a complete raving idiot.
“Mugawe is used in originally especially by his clan.”
Please provide an example as I cannot find anything to support you.
Perhaps you saw an incorrectly spelt version?
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