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The Guardian
· collected 2026-10-06 · by Daniel Boffey Chief reporter
Argentina’s foreign minister announced at a thinktank event that his government would prevent the Falkland Islands from exploiting their offshore oilfields as part of a strategy to reclaim sovereignty. During the speech, Pablo Quirno criticized Britain for not negotiating and supporting an offshore oil project in the islands’ waters. The British ambassador was present but left early after the announcement. Quirno stated that President Javier Milei has a peaceful approach to asserting Argentinian control over the islands, emphasizing that preventing resource exploitation is part of this strategy.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-06,
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same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Argentina's foreign minister, Pablo Quirno, announced at a thinktank event in Buenos Aires that his government would prevent the Falkland Islands from exploiting their offshore oilfields. This move is part of Argentina’s strategy to assert sovereignty over the islands. Quirno criticized the British government for failing to initiate negotiations and allowing significant oil projects in the disputed waters. During the speech, which included UK ambassador David Cairns in attendance, Quirno stated that Britain's actions were unilateral and exacerbated the sovereignty dispute. The event was organized by the Argentine Council for International Relations, highlighting the ongoing tension between Argentina and Britain over the islands' resources and control.
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Argentina’s foreign minister has told an audience that included the British ambassador that his government would stop the Falkland Islands from exploiting its offshore oilfields as part of a strategy to take sovereignty.
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government → tell → sovereignty
During a speech at a thinktank event in the Argentinian capital, Pablo Quirno condemned the British government for failing to open negotiations over the islands and facilitating a significant offshore oil project in its waters.
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Quirno → condemn → waters
Cairns, who was photographed listening to Quirno, left the event shortly after the foreign minister returned to his seat.
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minister → photograph → seat
Quirno told the audience at the event organised by the Argentine Council for International Relations that his country’s president, Javier Milei, had a strategy for the “peaceful” assertion of Argentinian sovereignty.
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president → tell → sovereignty
He said: “The British government not only refuses to enter into negotiations to resolve the sovereignty dispute, but is also taking unilateral measures regarding the exploitation of natural resources in the maritime areas that are part of the controversy.
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that → say → controversy
“Preventing the exploitation of our resources from consolidating the British occupation is part of a strategy to recover, through peaceful means, the full exercise of our sovereignty.”
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Preventing → prevent → sovereignty
Last month, Milei told the UN general assembly in New York that the international organisation had failed his country as he condemned the Sea Lion project, an oil development in the North Falkland Basin, as an “unlawful act”.
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he → tell → act
Argentina has accused the UK of flouting a 1976 UN resolution ordering both parties to desist from unilateral action on the islands.
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Argentina → accuse → islands
On 28 September, Milei gave the UK a two-week deadline stop the oil project or face arbitration and a binding decision under annex VII of the UN convention on the law of the sea (UNCLOS) at the international tribunal for the law of the sea.
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Milei → give → sea
The UN does not officially recognise British or Argentine sovereignty and maintains that the archipelago’s status remains a disputed matter that must be resolved through bilateral negotiations.
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that → recognise → negotiations
It has repeatedly invited both governments to find a peaceful solution to the dispute that erupted into conflict in 1982 after an invasion by Argentinian forces.
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that → invite → forces
The 74-day war ended with the surrender of the Argentine forces.
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war → end → forces
It cost the lives of 649 Argentine military personnel, 255 British military personnel and three Falkland islanders.
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It → cost → personnel
The UK government has said that the islands, known as Las Malvinas in Argentina and which are home to approximately 3,600 people, will remain a British overseas territory for as long as it is the wish of those who live there.
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who → say → those
In a referendum in 2013, on a turnout of 92%, 99.8% voted to remain a British territory, with only three votes against.
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% → vote → votes
In a statement issued last week, the Argentinian govenment rejected “the manipulation of the principle of self-determination of peoples that the United Kingdom seeks to impose upon it”.
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Kingdom → issue → it
In his speech on Monday night, Quirno also warned third parties that they should not assist Falkland islanders in the exploitation of the natural resources.
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they → warn → resources
A new shipping link is due to be opened between Chile and the Falkland Islands by the end of the year.
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link → open → year
Quirno said: “Whoever contributes, directly or indirectly, to the illegitimate exploration or exploitation of resources that belong to all Argentinians will hardly be able to aspire to share in the benefits of our country’s growth.”
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that → say → growth
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