Malcorra reiterates: Argentina willing to cooperative research in the South Atlantic

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Foreign minister Susana Malcorra said fisheries licensing in the South Atlantic is of great concern for Argentina because of the “overall ongoing depredation”, and recalled that there is an item referred to the issue in the September UK-Argentine joint statement, which has yet to be addressed and that most probably it will follow on the identification of unknown soldiers buried in the Falklands and the additional flights issues. Read full article

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Britworker
“The mutual trust which we are pretending to develop”

And we of course are pretending to listen!
Jan 14th, 2017 - 09:23 am - Link - Report abuse +4
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The Voice
… and how long are she and Macri in power?

Argentina - 33 rpm! Until they drop their false claim, no surrender!
Jan 14th, 2017 - 09:46 am - Link - Report abuse +7
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Brit Bob
”We are going to try through confidence building to show that there is no need to militarize the South Atlantic....

Then give up the mythical Malvinas claim. Argentina's Illegitimate Sovereignty Claims V2: https://www.academia.edu/27599163/Argentinas_Illegitimate_Sovereignty_Claims_V2
Jan 14th, 2017 - 10:28 am - Link - Report abuse +6
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Rufus
She means something like the South Atlantic Fisheries Commission? Bearing in mind we're only one election beyond the Kirchner kleptocracy (and potentially one election before the next one) who killed cooperation off the last time, you can't expect rapturous enthusiasm from Stanley or London.
Guarded optimism and being heard out politely is really all that can be expected (it is a small step forward, but we've seen these being followed by two or three larger steps back)
Jan 14th, 2017 - 11:19 am - Link - Report abuse +8
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Roger Lorton
One election before the idiots are back? Seems likely
Jan 14th, 2017 - 11:29 am - Link - Report abuse +7
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Briton
Never could trust them,
and probably never will.
Jan 14th, 2017 - 09:37 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
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downunder
“And Argentina is a pioneer, we've been in Antarctica over a hundred years”, underlined Malcorra.”

And the Falkland Islanders have been in the Falklands for two hundred years.
Twice as long, but I forget according to Argentina, the Falkland Islanders are ‘implanted squatters’ whereas the Argentines in Antarctica are??

“The Minister went on to say that sovereignty can be defended in different ways: in Antarctica through research……” So, the Minister says, but Minister Malcorra is coming dangerously close to being hoisted by her own petard.

Regarding the question of sovereignty, Manuel Moreno, the Argentine minister in London acknowledged in 1833 that:

“to establish a right to dominion on the fortuitous act of discovery, or on a momentary possession, is not sufficient: it must be formal or tranquil settlement, which includes habitation and culture.” (1)

Formal, tranquil settlement for 200 years that sounds a lot like the Falkland Islands!

(1) Introduction. Falklands or Malvinas? The Background to the Dispute by J.C.J Metford, page xv
Jan 14th, 2017 - 10:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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HughJuanCoeurs
“pretending”. Enough said.
Jan 15th, 2017 - 10:23 am - Link - Report abuse +1
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Englander
UK has cooperated enough for now.
Jan 15th, 2017 - 09:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Enrique Massot
Poor Malcorra wiggles between the Macri administration's desire to make friends with the U.K. and regretting Malvinas is on the way, while trying not to pay the political price that any Argentine head of state risks for weakening the country's claim on the islands.
Jan 16th, 2017 - 01:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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gordo1
Enrique Massott

Weakening claim? The Argentine claim is nothing more than fairy stories, myths, lies and misinterpretations of historical events - thus, no claim! No facts thus no claims!
Jan 16th, 2017 - 07:13 am - Link - Report abuse +1
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Briton
weakening the country's claim on the islands
No claim, just brainwashing and a distraction from Argentina's own problems,
Jan 16th, 2017 - 08:34 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
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LukeDig
All previous agreements failed because the british did not honor what they signed. Repeated transgressions made the agreements null.

Yet the islanders say that Argentina should mature. And celebrate we have a government who is willing to sell Argentina to the highest bidder.

Frankly, this new “goodwill” policy is, in the best case, naive stupidity for the brits will not keep their word. In the worst case, also the most likely, islanders will get benefits in exchange for “nothing” as usual, then some bank account in the Virgin Islands will get fatter
Jan 20th, 2017 - 07:47 pm - Link - Report abuse -2
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