Hammond arrives in Argentina on trade mission; scheduled to meet Macri

Tuesday, August 1st 2017 - 06:25 UTC

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Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond is scheduled to arrive in Buenos Aires Tuesday evening following a two day business promotion visit to Brazil. It will be the first time a leading UK cabinet minister sets foot in Argentina in sixteen years; the last was when ex Prime Minister Tony Blair met ex president Fernando De la Rua in the Iguazu falls in 2001. Read full article

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Brit Bob
As Secretary of Defense Hammond in 2015 strongly supported the Falklands saying that “bullying and harassment to which the Islanders continue to be subjected is shameful, counterproductive, it's wrong and it must stop”.

Time to drop the Malvinas myths.

Falklands – 1833 Usurpations & UN Resolutions:
https://www.academia.edu/21721198/Falklands_1833_Usurpation_and_UN_Resolutions
Aug 01st, 2017 - 08:12 am - Link - Report abuse +2
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Islander1
Who gives a fig which way feeble Italy may decide to vote after Brexit? Spain will need to think about its “enclaves” in No Africa before it starts to sound off to much and also if it still wants thousand of British tourists each summer.
Nope- this bit about Brexit is irrelevant to this story.
Aug 01st, 2017 - 10:54 am - Link - Report abuse +3
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James Marshall
'European Union members can vote uncompromised on the Falklands sovereignty dispute'.....

What are they voting on exactly.....it is news to me that third party countries get to vote on who has sovereignty. As it is an internal UK affair, I am not sure what they think they will be voting for.......
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DemonTree
@James Marshall
UN resolutions mostly. And third countries can choose to recognise sovereignty or not, which can make a practical difference. For instance, because the EU recognised UK sovereignty of the Falklands, they were able to export fish and meat to the common market without paying tariffs. Now the EU could refuse to include the Falklands in any future trade deal, and so could other countries.

@Islander1
Spain's enclaves are officially part of Spain, whereas you don't want to be part of the UK. However, feel free to not care, it's your funeral.
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Islander1
Demon Tree - It would make zero difference to Argentina - probably make them get even more would up if we were formally and constitutionally part of UK with our own MP etc . UK at least recognizes that as a people we have a right to govern ourselves - Spain does not to its enclaves.
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DemonTree
Oh, I'm sure you're right that it would piss Argentina off even more if the islands were made part of the UK. But that is Spain's excuse for why Gibraltar is really, definitely, totally different to their possessions in Africa.

I never heard that the people in Ceuta or Melilla wanted to be independent though, or be part of Morocco either, even though I think a fair number of them have Moroccan ancestors. Catalonia on the other hand...
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Lightning
Demontree

Are you anti-Falkland, by any chance?
Aug 02nd, 2017 - 10:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Pete Bog
“But despite the new atmosphere, Argentina and UK are well aware that once Brexit becomes effective, European Union members can vote uncompromised on the Falklands sovereignty dispute”

One of the principles causing the EU to be formed was to stop Europe going to war. Europe needs trade with the UK more than they need Argentina's. Also not all UK/European cooperation and existence will be untangled overnight. Spain might vote anti-Falkland, but they're not going to set their 'Armada' to sea and invade the islands, and risk losing the huge trade with the UK, and get their asses blown out of the water. Let them vote, it won't stop the Falkland Islands progressing. It'll just prove we are right to leave the EU.

In 1982, Ireland and Belgium were in the EU and against the UK, by supporting Argentina.
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DemonTree
@Lightning
No. That's why I think it is a bad thing that we just lost the support of the EU.

I don't accuse the Brexiters of being anti-Falkland, but I do think they just struck a blow on Argentina's behalf.
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