MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency

Britain/Argentina fisheries meeting in London

Britain and Argentina will be holding talks in London this Wednesday and Thursday to discuss the mandate of the South Atlantic Fisheries Commission, SAFC, according to a release from the Government House in Stanley, Falkland Islands.

The meeting has been arranged at the request of the Argentine government, points out the release.

The SAFC, together with a Scientific Sub Committee was set up in 1990 and has normally met twice a year, but did not hold a full meeting last year, although there has been some exchange of technical data.

The Falkland Islands Director of Fisheries is scheduled to attend the meeting at the Foreign Office.