Follow-up: Argie gov’t turns up pressure on Falklands

Argentine President Nestor Kirchner voided a gas and oil exploration contract with Great Britain yesterday as the government increased its rhetoric on sovreignty over the Falklands Islands. The Argentine government justified breaking the agreement by calling the contract a “unilateral action to explore for resources that belong to Argentines.”

In response, British officials deemed Argentina’s decision to strengthen its claims to the islands as “lamentable” and “a step backwards…that impedes future cooperation” between both countries.

As we mentioned yesterday, British Prime Minister Tony Blair justified Britain’s military campaign against the invasion of the Falklands in 1982.

Links- Bloomberg, The Telegraph, El Dia, La Nacion, The Latin Americanist

Image- theoxleys.com