Tierra del Fuego protests Falklands display at the coming agricultural show in Uruguay

Friday, August 30th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

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The extreme south Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego has sent letters to the Foreign Ministry and to the Malvinas, Antarctica and South Atlantic Department expressing concern about a Falkland Islands stand at the British pavilion in the coming international agriculture show in Prado, Montevideo, Uruguay to take place between September 3 and 15. Read full article

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border rover
Given what is happening to the country's economic situation, its currency and its credit rating one might expect the governor to have other pressing priorities. Is it any wonder that this country repeatedly fails to realise its very considerable potential when it is governed by such an inept body of people. Why on earth do they keep whining about spurious claims to the Falklands when the whole country is crumbling around them ?
Aug 30th, 2019 - 11:35 am - Link - Report abuse +4
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Brit Bob
border rover

Spot on. Critics of the Argentine government’s strategies and rhetoric toward the Falkland islands have coined a new verb – malvinizar – to describe how the claim for and memory of the Malvinas is used simply to divert attention away from more serious domestic socio-economic challenges
Aug 30th, 2019 - 12:32 pm - Link - Report abuse +3
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Armando
England will return the Malvinas within 25 years.
Sep 03rd, 2019 - 10:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Terence Hill
Armando
If wishes were horses beggars would ride.
Sep 06th, 2019 - 02:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Deadly Dave
England will return the Malvinas within 25 years.
Sep 07th, 2019 - 03:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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border rover
If the Argentines hadn't embarked on their foolish “invasion” and instead behaved like a mature , civilised nation they would probably be well on the way to reaching an accord by now. Sadly they still show little sign of reaching maturity.
Sep 07th, 2019 - 09:27 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Terence Hill
Deadly Dave
How you wish upon a star, losers never get to rewrite history.
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