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Argentina seeks legal action over Falklands oil exploration
99.8%
A 2013 referendum in the Falkland Islands recorded 99.8% support for remaining a British territory.
Argentina has asked the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to halt the Sea Lion project while an arbitration case launched on 28 September proceeds. It also wants the UK to avoid new permits; London says the islanders must consent to sovereignty talks.
- Javier Milei
- Argentina
- United Nations
- Falkland Islands
- United Kingdom
- Rockhopper Exploration
- Navitas Petroleum
- Pablo Quirno
- International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
6 sourcesThe Guardian, Al Jazeera, BBC News, UN NewsUpdated
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Javier Milei warned that Argentina would take unilateral action in the Falkland Islands dispute.
2 of 2 sources“Argentina's president has threatened to launch a legal challenge against the British government”
Milei said Argentina was willing to act unilaterally over oil exploration near the Falkland Islands.
2 of 2 sources“if the "illegitimate exploitation" of the region didn't end within two weeks, Argentina would take the matter before the International Tribunal”