Burnham tells Trump of the “economic consequences” of Argentina’s Falklands measures

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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham set out to US President Donald Trump on Friday “the economic consequences that Argentina’s coercive measures have for the United Kingdom and the United States”, in a phone call focused on the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands, according to a Downing Street statement quoted by the EFE news agency. Burnham reiterated the islanders’ right to develop their natural resources. Read full article

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Steve Potts
'it is a well-established practice, accepted as law that title over natural resources is to follow that over territory: accordingly, the sovereign subject enjoys the exclusive right to
dispose of the natural wealth of the area which it exercises sovereignty.' (UN Stockholm Declaration 1972, Principle 21 & UN Rio Declaration 1992, Principle 2,Declarations on the Human Environment).
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Terence Hill
“The UN Charter establishes principles regarding the sovereignty of states over their natural resources, promoting economic and social progress while respecting human rights. It emphasizes the importance of self-determination and non-intervention in the domestic affairs of member states.”
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