Britain warns Argentina over Falklands "aggression"

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Source: Reuters

Britain warns Argentina over Falklands "aggression"

By Michael Holden
LONDON | Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:15pm EDT

(Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron warned Argentina on Thursday that London stood "ready and willing" to defend the Falkland Islands, 30 years after Britain recaptured the South Atlantic archipelago whose sovereignty remains a hotly contested issue.

In a speech to commemorate the 1982 British victory over Argentina, Cameron accused Argentina's government of "aggression" and said there would be "absolutely no negotiation" over sovereignty of the tiny islands, about 300 miles off the Argentine coast.

Tensions between the two countries have escalated in recent months, especially since British companies started to carry out offshore oil exploration. Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has reasserted claims to the scattered islands, known in Spanish as Las Malvinas.

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1. Argentina always plays the "Malvinas" card

when they're in economic trouble. 'LOOK - SHINY OBJECT".