Argentina to raise Falklands UK 'militarisation' at UN

[xxMATTGxx]

Argentina is to make a formal complaint to the United Nations about British "militarisation" around the disputed Falkland Islands.

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner made the announcement at a meeting of MPs, senior officials, and veterans of the 1982 war Argentina fought with Britain over the islands.

Tensions between the two countries have been increasing in recent weeks.

Last month, the UK said it was sending a destroyer to the region.

The status of the islands, known in Argentina as the Malvinas, is still a highly sensitive issue for Buenos Aires.

In December, Mercosur, a South American trading bloc, closed its ports to ships flying the Falkland Islands flag.

Then, last month, the UK said it was sending one of its newest destroyers, HMS Dauntless, to the South Atlantic, off the Falklands.

London described the move as "routine".

However, in her address on Tuesday, Ms Fernandez accused the UK of "militarising the South Atlantic one more time".

"We will present a complaint to the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly, as this militarisation poses a grave danger to international security," Ms Fernandez said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16939043

Moaning as per usual. I don't see why they are complaining about us sending a warship to the area. There is always 1x Royal Navy warship that gets based in the area and just because it was replaced with a brand-new one they decided to moan about it.

[Mathew]

Whilst you can understand their anger if they genuinely think they should have control (I mean, it's no accident that a member of the Royal Family is doing work there is it? ) I do think they're fighting a losing battle.

[xxMATTGxx]

Whilst you can understand their anger if they genuinely think they should have control (I mean, it's no accident that a member of the Royal Family is doing work there is it? ) I do think they're fighting a losing battle.

Sea King operations are the norm though, just part of his training!

[GommeInc]

Is that dispicable little woman whinging again? Hopefully the UN show her the door on these ridiculous claims. She's such a pathetic woman, who directs blame at the British whenever there are internal problems. Someone should just assassinate her and end her pathetic reign over Argentina, and her baseless claims over the Falklands. The Falklands are British and they want to remain British. She should learn what democracy is before having a sulk.

Those who are training in the RAF, specifically for Sea King duties, go to the Falklands. We always have a boat in the area and there were reports of HMS Dauntless going to the Falklands before she was having another outburst. Heck, if the Duke of Cambridge and HMS Dauntless were dispatched for no real reason, why should she question what we do? It's our lands.

She says she wants the British to understand peace, yet she is the annoying little fly that won't buzz off and leave the Falkland Islanders in peace after a previous Government of hers attacked it for no reason.

[jasey]

Is that dispicable little woman whinging again? Hopefully the UN show her the door on these ridiculous claims. She's such a pathetic woman, who directs blame at the British whenever there are internal problems. Someone should just assassinate her and end her pathetic reign over Argentina, and her baseless claims over the Falklands. The Falklands are British and they want to remain British. She should learn what democracy is before having a sulk.

Those who are training in the RAF, specifically for Sea King duties, go to the Falklands. We always have a boat in the area and there were reports of HMS Dauntless going to the Falklands before she was having another outburst. Heck, if the Duke of Cambridge and HMS Dauntless were dispatched for no real reason, why should she question what we do? It's our lands.

She says she wants the British to understand peace, yet she is the annoying little fly that won't buzz off and leave the Falkland Islanders in peace after a previous Government of hers attacked it for no reason.

No, no, no. You do not wish death on someone for such a petty thing as this. I understand why you might not like Cristina but many Argentinians and even many of those on an international spectrum are very fond of her - for reasons they feel are valid. I am not taking a side on the political issue but I really must stress that maturity is important when you debate about serious things like this and asking for assassination carried out on someone you don't like is in no way mature.

[Meowingtons]

Is that dispicable little woman whinging again? Hopefully the UN show her the door on these ridiculous claims. She's such a pathetic woman, who directs blame at the British whenever there are internal problems. Someone should just assassinate her and end her pathetic reign over Argentina, and her baseless claims over the Falklands. The Falklands are British and they want to remain British. She should learn what democracy is before having a sulk.

Those who are training in the RAF, specifically for Sea King duties, go to the Falklands. We always have a boat in the area and there were reports of HMS Dauntless going to the Falklands before she was having another outburst. Heck, if the Duke of Cambridge and HMS Dauntless were dispatched for no real reason, why should she question what we do? It's our lands.

She says she wants the British to understand peace, yet she is the annoying little fly that won't buzz off and leave the Falkland Islanders in peace after a previous Government of hers attacked it for no reason.

Agreed. Perhaps she was on her period when she found out, who knows, either way it's a bit of a slight overreaction to something which isn't really a problem.

[Catzsy]

Considering how many real problems there are in the world I am sure the UN will be delighted (not) to discuss this matter which is quite trivial in context.

[GommeInc]

I understand why you might not like Cristina but many Argentinians and even many of those on an international spectrum are very fond of her - for reasons they feel are valid.

How to wear a pencil skirt and whinge so much until your face turns the same colour as your nations flag does not make a politician. Her only claim to fame is piggybacking off the success of her husband, he brought in changes that made the country go through an economic boom when he was in power. As an individual her only talent is being hateful towards an island she has no claim over and leeching off the hate of Argentina, who still think they have a right over the islands despite the fact they only went to war in the 1980s because their corrupt military Government wanted to divert internal pressures by giving its citizens something to moan about - the Falklands.

What's more pathetic about this woman is she is getting Chile, Brazil, Peru and a few other Latin America/South American countries involved when the problem is purely between Great Britain AND Argentina, but the pathetic woman is too stupid to go it alone. Britain does not want to discuss the islands because the occupants of the islands want to remain British, but the woman is too thick to get that through her head. She's using pointless rhetoric - the Brits are bering colonialist - when we've grown out of that and what she's too stupid to realise is she is literally the pot calling the kettle black, because what she is doing is some ancient colonialist ethic of "I want it, I shall have" without a thought for democracy, something her country should know all to well when they broke apart from Spanish rule in the 1800s.

The woman needs a damn hard slap in the face, and I hope the UN do it for us. She's acting like spoilt brat. It's shocking the Agentine constitution has the Las Malvinas as a part of their constitution - surely the UN would have a say on a country who has war and takeovers as part of their constitution?

[Eoin247]

Is that dispicable little woman whinging again? Hopefully the UN show her the door on these ridiculous claims. She's such a pathetic woman, who directs blame at the British whenever there are internal problems. Someone should just assassinate her and end her pathetic reign over Argentina, and her baseless claims over the Falklands. The Falklands are British and they want to remain British. She should learn what democracy is before having a sulk.

Those who are training in the RAF, specifically for Sea King duties, go to the Falklands. We always have a boat in the area and there were reports of HMS Dauntless going to the Falklands before she was having another outburst. Heck, if the Duke of Cambridge and HMS Dauntless were dispatched for no real reason, why should she question what we do? It's our lands.

She says she wants the British to understand peace, yet she is the annoying little fly that won't buzz off and leave the Falkland Islanders in peace after a previous Government of hers attacked it for no reason.

How to wear a pencil skirt and whinge so much until your face turns the same colour as your nations flag does not make a politician. Her only claim to fame is piggybacking off the success of her husband, he brought in changes that made the country go through an economic boom when he was in power. As an individual her only talent is being hateful towards an island she has no claim over and leeching off the hate of Argentina, who still think they have a right over the islands despite the fact they only went to war in the 1980s because their corrupt military Government wanted to divert internal pressures by giving its citizens something to moan about - the Falklands.

What's more pathetic about this woman is she is getting Chile, Brazil, Peru and a few other Latin America/South American countries involved when the problem is purely between Great Britain AND Argentina, but the pathetic woman is too stupid to go it alone. Britain does not want to discuss the islands because the occupants of the islands want to remain British, but the woman is too thick to get that through her head. She's using pointless rhetoric - the Brits are bering colonialist - when we've grown out of that and what she's too stupid to realise is she is literally the pot calling the kettle black, because what she is doing is some ancient colonialist ethic of "I want it, I shall have" without a thought for democracy, something her country should know all to well when they broke apart from Spanish rule in the 1800s.

The woman needs a damn hard slap in the face, and I hope the UN do it for us. She's acting like spoilt brat. It's shocking the Agentine constitution has the Las Malvinas as a part of their constitution - surely the UN would have a say on a country who has war and takeovers as part of their constitution?

You are taking this far too personally Gomme . Wishing death upon somebody you don't even know? I had a brother who worked for a pharmaceutical in Argentina until recently (transferred to Mexico city afterwards), he's not Argentinian, yet often told me how compared to so many of toady's leaders she was a fantastic woman and leader.

Why does the UK feel the need to send in a new warship anyway? Apart from calling it "routine", there isn't a proper reason and so i understand why Argentina isn't so enthusiastic about this.

[Jordy]

No, no, no. You do not wish death on someone for such a petty thing as this. I understand why you might not like Cristina but many Argentinians and even many of those on an international spectrum are very fond of her - for reasons they feel are valid. I am not taking a side on the political issue but I really must stress that maturity is important when you debate about serious things like this and asking for assassination carried out on someone you don't like is in no way mature.

No, no, no. You do not try to take the thread off-topic by creating a post complaining about someone who figuratively spoke of assassinating someone, let's face it GommeInc isn't going to assassinate her? At least he's inserted a little passion into the thread. What's your post done? Absolutely nothing, it's not even on topic and you said as much yourself "I am not taking a side on the political issue". Shush.

Considering how many real problems there are in the world I am sure the UN will be delighted (not) to discuss this matter which is quite trivial in context.

I have to agree, it's pretty much willy-waving atm by both by sides. There's next to no chance of anything kicking off but both the UK & Argentinian government use it to distract from genuine and important issues at home seeing as the media love it and it seems to unite a nationalistic feeling in both countries. I fully support the UK on the issue of the Falklands but I do think it's brought up completely unnecessarily when neither nation has done anything substantial for decades concerning the Falklands.