Argentina To Appeal To UN Against British Military Buildup

Argentina To Appeal To UN Against British Military Buildup

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 Xinhua News Agency
 February 8, 2012

 Argentina seeks UN help to demilitarize Southern Atlantic

  

 BUENOS AIRES: Argentine President Cristina Fernandez on Tuesday accused Britain of militarizing the Southern Atlantic, vowing to ask the UN for help to remove British troops from the region.

 It is disturbing that Britain maintains a military presence in the waters around the Malvinas islands, known as the Falklands in Britain, Fernandez said, adding that the British deployment risks triggering war games in the region.

 She said her government would present once again its arguments to the UN De-colonizing Committee in June, and expressed the belief that with these arguments the sovereignty of the Malvinas would be given to Argentina.

 International courts have on numerous occasions ruled against Argentina's sovereignty claim.

 Tensions between Argentina and Britain over the islands have recently increased as the 30th anniversary of a 1982 war that saw Argentina defeated by Britain is approaching.

 Prince William's posting at the islands and Britain's reported deployment of an advanced warship to the waters have also stoked the tensions.

 Also Tuesday, the president signed a decree to fully declassify a report on the sensitive events regarding the 1982 war. She said that she made the decision because the Argentine people have the right to know more of what led up to the war.