Argentine government offices can't stop calling the Islands... Falklands

Tuesday, March 28th 2017 - 08:24 UTC

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Argentine government offices and dependencies don't seem to be able to get things right. When they publish maps of Argentina including the disputed South Atlantic Islands, on several occasions they have identified them as the Falkland Islands, and when not simply forgot to include them. Read full article

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James Marshall
Are the Falklands a member of Mercosur? Do they receive any benefit from being members? And why do they not include the SSI, SG and the Antarctic territories aren't they part of their water-tight claim.....

Perhaps it is the educated people of Argentina that can't be fooled so easily.

'The Ministry of Defense could not be absent from the ongoing distraction, and a year ago published a map which included the Falkland Islands denomination.'...I don't blame them, how humiliating it must be to keep pretending you stole some territory off of a bunch of peaceful Islanders and won the war, it appears the armed forces have some pride and honesty, perhaps!
Mar 28th, 2017 - 09:25 am - Link - Report abuse +2
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GALlamosa
I think Merco what you really meant to say is that they have started to get things right in some cases.
Mar 28th, 2017 - 10:53 am - Link - Report abuse +1
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DemonTree
If it wasn't for the dispute with Argentina, could the Falklands join Mercosur?

Or even better, could France join since it has territory in South America (French Guiana)?
Mar 28th, 2017 - 11:36 am - Link - Report abuse +2
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ElaineB
@ DT

Possibly an associate member like Chile but I can't see it ever happening. Mercosur has gone way off course in recent years with the illegal inclusion of Venezuela (now suspended). It became a vehicle of the Bolivarian revolution with Chaves and CFK steering it straight towards the edge of a cliff. At that time it had completely lost its purpose as a trading bloc. Who knows what will happen in the future.
Mar 28th, 2017 - 03:12 pm - Link - Report abuse +3
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Think
Yet another one...
http://www.eldestapeweb.com/otra-vez-promueven-inversiones-argentina-un-mapa-las-malvinas-n27138

Enjoy...
Mar 28th, 2017 - 09:59 pm - Link - Report abuse -1
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DemonTree
@EB
I can't see it happening either. I just think it would be funny if France was in both the EU and Mercosur.

@Think
Yeah, why aren't they telling people to invest in Fish and Petroleum in the Falklands? I suspect they left them off that one on purpose, unlike some of the others which simply used third party mapping.

Interesting report though. No 'heavy inheritance' mentioned here, it makes the state of the country for the last 10 years sound pretty rosy. Kinda reminds me of how my soon-to-be-ex-employer tells us all year that the company is doing great, everything is successful - until it's time for bonuses. Then it suddenly appears that, sadly, we are really not doing that well and no one is due a bonus.
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