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Falklands Legislative Assembly responds to Milei: "Threats and claims have never stopped our development"

From Clarín · () Spanish

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  • The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly rejected Argentine President Javier Milei's warning over oil exploration and possible sanctions against companies involved in the Sea Lion project.
  • The assembly said the islands' future should be decided by their residents and cited the 2013 referendum, in which 99.8% voted to remain a self-governing British Overseas Territory.
  • Assembly chairman Jack Ford said residents were not concerned by Milei's comments and described Argentina's position as longstanding pressure and threats.

The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly has answered Javier Milei's warning over oil exploration with a message of defiance: "Threats and claims have never stopped our development in the past, and they will not do so now."

Milei warned that companies cooperating with the Sea Lion project could face sanctions. The assembly responded that the Falkland Islands are a self-governing British Overseas Territory and that their future belongs to the people who live there. It said that right is grounded in international law and cannot be changed by another government's statements.

Threats and claims have never stopped our development in the past, and they will not do so now.

· Falkland Islands Legislative AssemblyThe assembly's response to Argentina's warning over oil exploration and the Sea Lion project.

The assembly said the latest remarks from Argentina were familiar. Its statement said the islands' established community had faced similar pressure repeatedly over the decades, while continuing to grow, develop and prosper. It also thanked the United Kingdom for its support and said residents remained confident, calm and focused.

The statement referred to the 2013 referendum, in which turnout reached 92% and 99.8% of voters backed remaining a self-governing British Overseas Territory. Argentina does not recognize the vote, and Milei has questioned it. Assembly chairman Jack Ford told Sky News that the comments were not a source of concern. "We are not concerned about what the Argentine president said," he said, describing the Argentine government's conduct as harassment and threats.

We are not concerned about what the Argentine president said.

· Jack FordThe assembly chairman told Sky News that residents were not alarmed by Milei's remarks.
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