Thursday, March 20, 2014

Argentina Still Wants The Falklands

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner accused Britain of double standards over Crimea and the Falklands. Reuters

Crimea Referendum Worthless As Falklands Poll, Says Argentina -- The Guardian

Cristina Fernández draws parallels with 2013 Falklands vote as president steps up campaign over south Atlantic territory

The Argentinian president, Cristina Fernández, who has been campaigning for the Falkland Islands to become part of Argentina, said last week's referendum in Crimea was as worthless as a vote held last year over the British territory in the South Atlantic.

Fernández has been increasingly vocal about Argentina's claim to the archipelago, a British overseas territory over which Britain and Argentina fought a war in 1982.

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Update: Falkland Islands will be ours, says Argentina's new minister -- The Telegraph

My Comment: The Argentine economy is imploding .... but the Falklands is what is important to them.

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