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  nitrojuan

  Repsol - YPF has waited the invasion of our resourses in Malvinas, to start working... typical of Argentina, first the facts and then work.
  Mr Brufou of course in Argentinean waters, like The Guardian is....

  Feb 26th, 2010 - 12:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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  Buzz

  It looks like the Falkland Islands is a separate micro-plate to the rest of the Argentinian continental shelf, and therefore Argentina should have no claim to it as part of Argentina's larger claim for its continental shelf. Argentina has no claim since the Falklands were not part of the Argentina's continental shelf.
  
  Evidence that the Argentinian claim is unfounded:
  
  http://www.bgs.ac.uk/falklands-oil/reggeol/PlateTech.htm

  Feb 26th, 2010 - 12:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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  nitrojuan

  Yes Buzzy i have listened so much stupid thinks.. maybe thanks the last earthquake that we have in Tierra del Fuego, now Malvinas is near SouthAfrica....

  Feb 26th, 2010 - 01:42 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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  llen

  2Buzz:<br />
  Your information is not relevant. Continental shelf is determined under laws and treatises.<br />
  In this case, each country presents its “case” to “UN Convention on the Law of the Sea”, with the respective research and documentation supporting its claim. Once the Convention takes the desicion, it is obligatory to all countries. Argentina did his presentacion, so did UK.<br />
  When a country´s claim is in conflict with another caountry´s claim, the Convention does not consider any of them. Instead, they ancourage both nations to resolve their differences, or to make a combined presentation.<br />
  UK tried to make a combined presentation with Argentina in 2001, 2004 y 2007. Argentina declined.<br />
  Why?<br />
  Because UN resolution about south atlantic issues between Argentina and UK clearly asks both governments to ”expedite negociations concerning the dispute over SOVEREIGNTY” ... not resources, not oil, not administration, not falklenders, but SOVEREIGNITY, and UK always refused to do that. <br />
  If they refuse to talk about sovereignity... why talk about anything else?<br />
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  Feb 26th, 2010 - 01:47 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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  exocet82

  Start Drilling!

  Feb 26th, 2010 - 05:03 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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  exocet82

  Now, my British friends. Waht are you going to do about this “intrussion” into “your” territory?

  Feb 26th, 2010 - 05:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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  JustinKuntz

  What was that comment about unilateral action in disputed waters?
  
  If it is in Argentine waters we'll of course do nothing, seeing as the FIG doesn't interfere with Argentina's EEZ. I see Llen continues with the lie that its Britain that refuses to talk.

  Feb 26th, 2010 - 10:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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  llen

  Dear JustinKuntz:
  Why do you put words in my mouth I´ve never said?... Of course UK wants to talk... they want to talk about many things, basically because they want a good “business relationship” with us... they just refuse to talk about the only thing that matters: Argentina´s sovereignity over Malvinas... any other subject is pointless without this one...

  Feb 26th, 2010 - 06:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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  JustinKuntz

  I don't need to put words in your mouth, I can anticipate that you will merely ignore rational argument to parrot the same national arguments long since rebutted. I don't like to generalise but there comes a time when you've observed the same behaviour time and time again, you realise it was conditioned from an early age.
  
  No Britain doesn't refuse to talk, it just refuses to talk with Argentina's pre-conditions. Something you nicely illustrate with your presumption of “Argentina's sovereignty”. Which is of course non-existent, not that you'd ever be prepared to consider the actual merits of your “case”.

  Feb 26th, 2010 - 10:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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