Argentina's Milei addresses UN as tensions rise over Falkland Islands
Argentina is targeting more than 60 companies and people as Milei argues the drilling violates a UN resolution.
- On Wednesday, President Javier Milei will address the United Nations General Assembly amid escalating tensions with Britain over oil exploration around the Falkland Islands, which Argentina calls the Malvinas.
- Argentina earlier this month initiated sanctions against more than 60 companies and people linked to offshore oil drilling, while Milei recently presented a bill to toughen penalties for natural resource activities.
- On Friday, British Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Overseas Territories Uma Kumaran called the actions "unacceptable," saying "the Falkland Islands are British and they have the right to develop their natural resources as they see fit."
- Despite the sanctions, Sea Lion project owners Navitas Petroleum and Rockhopper Exploration do not expect Milei's actions to derail development. Peronist opposition congressman Guillermo Michel alleged the move is "simply something to look good in the eyes of society or to try to shift the agenda."
- On Thursday, Milei is scheduled to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. US President Donald Trump suggested Washington could reconsider its traditionally neutral position on the Falklands sovereignty dispute.
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Even Argentina's own Falklands veterans aren't buying Javier Milei's sabre rattling - Lt Col Stuart Crawford
Javier Milei takes to the podium at the United Nations today with the Falkland Islands dispute once again simmering in the background.Argentina has begun sanctions proceedings against more than 60 companies and individuals connected with oil development around the islands, while Milei continues to insist that Argentina will eventually "prevail" in its sovereignty claim.Now comes the rather delicious twist. Some of Argentina's own Falklands veter…
The Argentine government of Javier Milei has taken up the issue of sovereignty of the territory and strengthened measures against companies operating on the islands without authorization
ARGENTINE President Milei is defending sanctions against companies exploring for oil around the Falklands at the UN, which is straining relations with Great Britain. The opposition accuses him of scoring political points.
Argentina's Milei addresses UN as tensions rise over Falkland Islands
Milei takes Falklands oil dispute with Britain to UN
Argentina’s President Javier Milei on Wednesday will address world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly amid escalating tensions with Britain over oil exploration around the Falkland Islands, a largely self-governing British overseas territory whose sovereignty Argentina has long disputed. Argentina earlier this month began sanctions proceedings against more than 60 companies and people linked […]
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