MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Argentina protests world-map circulating in Bolivia with the Malvinas as British
The “blooper” is extensive to one of the sponsors Repsol-YPF and South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands The Argentine embassy in Bolivia officially protested, and demanded the immediate withdrawal of a National Geographic world-map circulating among the Bolivian Chamber of Customs agents and where the Malvinas Islands figure “with a colour different to that identifying Argentina”.
Furthermore the map figures “with the denomination of Falkland Islands and allegedly belonging to the United Kingdom”, says the Argentine release circulated in La Paz.
Argentine disappointment is extensive to areas further south with the same characteristics being applied in the world-map to the South Georgia and South Sandwich islands.
To make things worse the map is sponsored by several corporations including the Spanish-Argentine Repsol-YPF oil corporation and the world atlas has been extensively distributed by the chamber among foreign legations, companies, and Bolivian schools and universities, points out the release.
The Argentine government “has historically reaffirmed its imprescriptible sovereignty rights of the Argentine Republic over the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and the adjoining maritime and insular spaces”.
Argentina invaded the Malvinas islands in 1982 but its forces were expelled ten weeks later by a British Task Force sent to recover them which was finally assured June 14th that year.
Malvinas are a British overseas territory, but Argentina has never accepted British sovereignty over the Islands.
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Read all commentsIt is incredible that things like that happens in XXI century, using the fantasy name of our islands. But from Bolivia everything could happen.
Nov 18th, 2009 - 11:00 am 0Nitrojuan. I think this headline and story answers your concerns. The Falklands does belong to the Falkland Islanders and are British and incredibly grateful to be protected by the British Forces (best in the world). Reality is, it is only the Argentina Government and some Argentines still brainwashed from the unfortunate history lessons they endured that believe otherwise. Maybe you need to leave Argentina and experience something of the rest of the World.
Nov 18th, 2009 - 11:44 am 0Nitrojuan, it shows up the total obsession and pathetic childish immature attitude of the Arg Government with something they will never get. Once again the rattle is thrown from the baby,s pram in a temper and she cries. As for imprescriptible.
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