Argentina pulls out of Falklands talks

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6. UK 'disappointed' as Argentina turns down talks over Falklands

Argentinian minister says he will not attend meeting at which representatives of Falkland Islands government are present
Julian Borger and agencies
Friday 1 February 2013 04.46 EST

... The Foreign Office said on Friday morning that the UK was not ready to compromise on the presence of Falkland Islands representatives.

"We are not prepared to have a meeting where the Falkland Islanders are not represented or where the Falkland Islands are not mentioned," a spokeswoman said. "We're massively disappointed by the Argentinian response."

Insisting on a Falkland Islands presence appears to be a new condition laid down by Britain for a ministerial meeting with Argentina. The Foreign Office spokeswoman said that because of the rising tension in recent months between the two countries over the islands "it would be unthinkable not to have the islands represented".

Timerman invited Hague to meet him in Buenos Aires, where he said "my fellow foreign ministers can freely meet with whomever they wish without being pressured or having their presence conditioned on meetings that they haven't asked for and don't interest them" ...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/feb/01/uk-disappointed-argentina-talks-falklands