Argentina criticises Britain over Falklands oil drilling

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February 3rd 2010 by IANS in News

Buenos Aires, Feb 3 (IANS/EFE) Argentina has criticised a plan by Britain to drill oil in the Falkland Islands. Both countries have fought a brief war in 1982 for control of the islands that have been under British control since 1833. The government “firmly rejects plans of the United Kingdom to authorise operations of exploration and extraction [...]

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