Pablo Quirno stated that the strategy promoted by President Javier Milei to defend Argentine resources on the continental shelf was yielding results. He pointed out that Argentina had requested provisional measures from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea for the United Kingdom to stop its unilateral actions in the Northern Basin of the Falkland Islands, a request he described as unprecedented. According to Quirno, Argentina asked the United Kingdom to prevent the initiation or continuation of hydrocarbon exploitation of the Sea Lion project; not to use to Argentina's detriment the information obtained during exploration in the disputed maritime areas; to cease obstructing Argentina's obligations to protect and preserve the marine environment, as provided in Articles 192 and 194 of UNCLOS; and to refrain from other measures that could exacerbate the dispute, including granting new exploitation permits. Quirno reiterated Argentina’s commitment to dialogue, diplomacy, and international law, and invited the United Kingdom to resume bilateral negotiations to seek a peaceful and definitive solution to the sovereignty dispute, in accordance with United Nations resolutions. He asserted that the Falklands were Argentine. #Malvinas #Soberanía #DerechoInternacional (translated)





