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Chile tells Argentina “countries do not ask permission” for its ship bound for the Falklands

Chile’s Foreign Minister Francisco Pérez Mackenna has ruled out asking Argentina for authorisation for the voyage of the Chilean vessel Danstar, which plans to reopen the commercial route between Punta Arenas and the Falklands in December, invoking the right of innocent passage recognised by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. “Countries do not ask permission,” he said, according to Argentina’s La Nación. Read full article