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US seeks end to UN decolonisation committee key to Argentina's Falklands claim
The US called at the UN for ending the mandate of the Special Committee on Decolonisation, the body where Argentina annually presses its Falklands claim. Washington has also voiced concern that an Argentine sanctions bill on Falklands resource exploitation could hit US companies.
Why it matters
It complicates ties between Washington and close ally Javier Milei over South Atlantic oil.
Background
Argentina claims the British-run Falkland Islands, known there as the Malvinas, and the two fought a war in 1982. Oil exploration around the islands is contentious.
The story so far
- Argentina steps up economic pressure on the Falklands
- US seeks end to UN decolonisation committee key to Argentina's Falklands claim
Sources
- MercoPress ↗Oct 19, 3:50 PM ET
- Buenos Aires Times ↗Oct 19, 12:02 PM ET
- MercoPress ↗Oct 18, 5:56 PM ET
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