MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Peru cancels HMS Montrose visit in support of Argentina’s Falklands claim
The frigate spent much time patrolling the Falklands and other South Atlantic Islands In a display of “Latin American support for Argentina’s legitimate rights,” the Peruvian government announced on Monday its decision to render void the protocol visit of a British frigate scheduled to dock in a Peruvian port this week.
“This decision has been made to honour our commitment with the Unasur and a Latin American support for Argentina’s legitimate rights regarding the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, and their surrounding maritime territories,” Peruvian Foreign Minister Rafael Roncagliolo said in a brief statement to news agencies.
The Peruvian press informed on Monday morning that last February 27th the Peruvian Congress had authorized the British frigate HMS Montrose to dock between next Thursday and next Monday on the El Callao naval base, located close to Lima.
In an Unasur summit which took place last November in Asunción, Perú signed a statement of support for Argentina’s claim and rejected the presence of British troops in the disputed region.
On Monday Buenos Aires Herald published a long article from Carolina Barros, ‘Malvinas: Peru throws London a line” in which the author reports the news and makes several interesting comments regarding the event, now cancelled, Peruvian politics and president Ollanta Humala’s relations with the UK, Argentina and the region.
HMS Montrose is the current South Atlantic patrol which includes the Falkland Islands and much of the disputed area with Argentina. She’s on her way back to the UK and will be replaced by HMS Dauntless, one of the most modern vessels of the Royal Navy.
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Read all commentsI must say, I luuuuv Mr. Lorton comment about this news….:
Mar 20th, 2012 - 05:11 am 0”(11) Lord Ton
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http://en.mercopress.com/2012/03/19/falklands-oil-company-delays-report-on-deep-water-exploratory-drilling#comments
I can visualize his uncontrolled anger and exasperation, expressed, in typical British manner, by a nearly imperceptible lifting of the left eyebrow :-)
It doesnt change anything. Of course there will be unity among the S americas. It goes without saying.
Mar 20th, 2012 - 05:23 am 0Just a temporary inconvience to the vessel thats all.
it will all change rapidly when that oil starts getting pumped out of the ground and Im surpised that Cameron and his government cannot see the potential for a scenario developing whereby the whole of south and central america inc mexico throw their support behind argentina thereby sparking off a rapidly escalating anglo/hispanic confrontation centering on who exactly has the right to exploit the resources of a region that is somewhat closer to south america than europe, with the sovereignty issue taking second place.
Mar 20th, 2012 - 06:00 am 0If britain cannot see the potential consequences of such a confrontation then I can only assume it is now prepared to fight for that oil.
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