Upper Chamber repudiation of David Cameron's statements.

 

The senate together with Foreign Minister, Hecotr Timerman issued a document that repudiates the British Prime Minister's statements which will be discussed in Congress next March. .

 

He also remarked the illegal exploitation of natural resources on the islands and the South Atlantic archipelago and accused the UK for benefitting from the renewable and non renewable natural resources extracted from the occupied territory. He also warned about the shipment of the products which may imply a “severe environmental risk”.

 

The draft of the “Declaration” approved by the Foreign Affairs Committee at the Upper Chamber, expresses “the strongest repudiation of the Prime Minister'statements for having referred to the Argentine claim over the malvinas islands as “colonialist” and it also condemns the “exploration and Exploitation” of renewable and non renewable natural resources in the territory of Malvinas, Sandwichs, Georgias and their surrounding sea area.

 

Further on, The Senate thanks the governments of  Uruguay, Chile & Brasil for their commitment with the case expressed by their banning on ships “identified by the illegal flag of Malvinas” from entering their ports.

 

Finally, it urges the UK to comply with UN resolutions adopted by the General Assembly to reach a pacific solution over the Malvinas sovereignty dispute.

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