Miliband says the UK's position on the Falklands is "unwavering"
UK Foreign Secretary, in a post on X
“The UK's position on the Falkland Islands is unwavering. The Islands are British and will remain so because that is the overwhelming position of the Islanders. Their right of self-determination is paramount, grounded in international law and we will resolutely uphold it.”
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CNN's report on President Milei's Thursday, September 3 address announcing plans to sanction companies operating near the Falkland Islands. It quotes Milei calling the Sea Lion oil project a "concrete and urgent danger," quotes Rockhopper Exploration and Navitas Petroleum's joint statement that they hold valid licenses with UK support and do not expect the developments to affect their activities, and reports Trump's ambiguous remarks on U.S. support for Britain and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband's response.
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Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband's own post on X, responding to President Milei's September 3 address reasserting Argentina's claim to the Falkland Islands and announcing sanctions against companies involved in oil exploration near the islands.
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Miliband posted in response to Milei's September 3 address announcing the sanctions plan.
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The UK government separately said in published guidance that it supported all legitimate economic activity in the islands and backed Islanders' right to develop their natural resources, including hydrocarbons.
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Case context: Should Argentina sanction UK and Israeli oil companies exploring near the Falkland Islands?
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Why this label?
Relative to Argentina's sanctions and legal campaign against companies operating near the Falkland Islands under UK-backed licenses, Miliband rejects the premise underlying Argentina's claim and reasserts the UK's backing for the islands' self-determination and, by extension, their right to license the project. That opposes Argentina's position, so we labeled it Condemned.
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