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UN says disputed Falkland Islands are in Argentina territorial waters
Argentina has officially expanded the outer limits of its continental shelf beyond the UK-claimed Falkland Islands, following a UN commission ruling which increased its maritime territory by 35 percent to include the waters around the disputed islands.
According to the Argentine Foreign Ministry, the newly introduced continental shelf borders are based on an “unanimous” decision by the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, that ruled in Argentina’s favor earlier in March.
According to UN ruling, Argentine waters had expanded by 1.7 million square kilometers, which engulf waters surrounding the disputed Falklands, or as they are known in Argentina, Islas Malvinas. Essentially the UN ratified the country’s 2009 petition to fix the limit of its territorial waters at 200 to 350 miles from its coast.
“We’re reaffirming our sovereignty rights over the resources from our continental shelf, minerals, hydrocarbons and sedentary species,” Foreign minister Susana Malcorra said, when making the announcement. “I sincerely believe that is a very significant foreign policy achievement of Argentina.”
https://www.rt.com/news/337508-argentina-territorial-waters-falklands/
I've always thought that the Malvinas should be classified as Argentinian. It seemed to me that they were Argentinian geographically. Now the United Nations agrees unanimously.
How can the rule of law prise the dead fingers of British Empire off of them ?