UK’s Cameron hits back at Argentina over Falklands
STOCKHOLM/BUENOS AIRES. February 11. KAZINFORM British Prime Minister David Cameron hit back at Argentina on Thursday over its plans to protest to the United Nations against British "militarization" of the Falklands, saying islanders would have London's backing for as long as they wished to remain British; Kazinform refers to Arab News.
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez, who has accused Britain of "militarizing the South Atlantic," hardened her posture on Thursday following stories in the British press about a nuclear submarine being sent to the South Atlantic.
She said her government would make a presentation at the UN on Friday denouncing "the introduction of nuclear arms in the zone." She did not elaborate.
Foreign Minister Hector Timerman plans to present the complaint to the UN Security Council's president.
Britain went to war with Argentina over the Falkland Islands, called Las Malvinas in Argentina, in 1982. London has refused to start talks on sovereignty with Argentina unless the roughly 3,000 islanders want them.
Tensions have risen before the 30th anniversary of the Falklands conflict this year. Oil exploration by British companies off the islands has raised the stakes.
"Argentina will find when she goes to the United Nations that it is an absolutely key part of the United Nations charter to support self-determination," Cameron told a news conference after talks with Nordic and Baltic leaders in Stockholm.
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