Javier Milei
Role at the time: President of Argentina, in a national address
Statement summary
In a national address, President Milei reasserted Argentina's claim to the Falkland Islands and announced plans to sanction companies exploring for oil near them. He called the Sea Lion project a "concrete and urgent danger," warned it could let the UK extract oil from waters Argentina claims, and said the project could "create an incentive for the UK to deepen its occupation."
“The Falkland Islands are Argentinian, historically and legally. There is no debate. If we fail to act, within a few months, they will possess the physical capacity to take the oil reserves that lie beneath our waters.”
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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Relative to whether Argentina should sanction companies exploring for oil near the Falkland Islands, Milei argues the sanctions are necessary to stop an urgent danger, defending the sanctions he announced.