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London rejects Argentina's arbitration and questions its “reliability” as a partner
The British government has rejected Argentina's decision to initiate international arbitration over the Sea Lion oil project and said Buenos Aires' campaign over the Falklands “raises questions about Argentina's reliability as a partner for the United Kingdom”. It is the first time London has extended the dispute to the bilateral relationship as a whole. Read full article
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Oct 01st, 2026 - 02:02 pm - Link - Report abuse +1The British Falkland Islands were never Argentine, as proven by in proto-Argentina’s ambassador to Great Britain, Ignacio Núñez.
Prior to the 1825 treaty of trade and friendship between Great Britain and the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, ambassador Ignacio Núñez compiled a description of the new state, including a list of every single territorial possession of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata: “Historical, Political, and Statistical Accounts of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata” (Noticias históricas, políticas, y estadísticas de las Provincias Unidas del Río de La Plata).
Every territory and every small island belonging to proto-Argentina is included in the list.
Now show us where in this comprehensive list he mentions “the British Falkland Islands” - under any name you can imagine.
https://archive.org/details/noticiashistric02ngoog/page/n30/mode/2up
Argentina decided the British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and described it for use in connexion with the first ever treaty.
Now shut up about the idiotic Malvinas Argentinas! It was recognized once and forever as Malvinas Britannicas in 1825.
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