The Falkland Islands Government issued seven offshore Production Licences to five consortia in October 1996.
Prominent personalities involved in the 1982 Falklands Conflict have condemned British participation in a 60,000-strong European Rapid Reaction Force to which Britain has pledged a significant part of its three services.
Argentine president Fernando De la Rúa promised to consider solutions for several problems faced by the Malvinas veterans during a meeting which took place in Government House