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| Buenos Aires and London have agreed to extend flights between the Falkland Islands and Argentina, and to explore the possibility of joint hyrdrocarbon exploration in the south Atlantic. | |
| The moves – indicative of a steady thaw in relations following changes to the Argentinian government – were announced in the wake of meetings in Buenos Aires this week between the Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan and the Argentinian foreign minister, Susana Malcorra. | The moves – indicative of a steady thaw in relations following changes to the Argentinian government – were announced in the wake of meetings in Buenos Aires this week between the Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan and the Argentinian foreign minister, Susana Malcorra. |
| Duncan is the first Foreign Office minister to visit Argentina since 2009, and his visit may be a precursor to a meeting between Theresa May and the Argentinian president, Mauricio Macri, on the margins of the UN general assembly in New York next week. Macri is on a mission to increase foreign direct investment in his country offering his country as more stable than Brazil or Venezuela. | Duncan is the first Foreign Office minister to visit Argentina since 2009, and his visit may be a precursor to a meeting between Theresa May and the Argentinian president, Mauricio Macri, on the margins of the UN general assembly in New York next week. Macri is on a mission to increase foreign direct investment in his country offering his country as more stable than Brazil or Venezuela. |
| In a statement, the Argentinian foreign ministry said the discussions about the south Atlantic with Duncan had been held in a positive spirit, and it “was agreed to take the appropriate measures to remove all obstacles limiting the economic growth and sustainable development of the Falkland Islands, including in trade, fishing, shipping and hydrocarbons”. | |
| They also agreed to increase direct flights from the Falklands, including “the establishment of two additional stops per month in mainland Argentina, one in each direction”. | They also agreed to increase direct flights from the Falklands, including “the establishment of two additional stops per month in mainland Argentina, one in each direction”. |
| Efforts are also to be made to speed up the DNA identification process for unknown Argentinian soldiers killed during the Falklands war in 1982. | Efforts are also to be made to speed up the DNA identification process for unknown Argentinian soldiers killed during the Falklands war in 1982. |
| The Foreign Office stressed that the discussions that had taken place did not affect the sovereignty issue and Britain remained clear in its support of the islanders, the majority of whom want the islands to remain under British control. | The Foreign Office stressed that the discussions that had taken place did not affect the sovereignty issue and Britain remained clear in its support of the islanders, the majority of whom want the islands to remain under British control. |
| An institutional mechanism for dialogue and strategic reflection is also to be set up looking at issues such as chemical weapons, organised crime drug trafficking and corruption. | An institutional mechanism for dialogue and strategic reflection is also to be set up looking at issues such as chemical weapons, organised crime drug trafficking and corruption. |