Argentineans burn British flag

On Monday 11 June, a group of angry protesters gathered outside the main offices of Argentina’s newly state-controlled energy company YPF to protest against the violation of rules which are designed to punish companies supporting offshore oil exploration near the Malvinas Islands.

In response to protests, YPF officials announced that they had no plans to continue to use tankers carrying the British flag in order to transport it energy.

“YPF only made an exception this one time, buying from a British ship to guarantee the supply of oil and gas in Tierra del Fuego ahead of the coming winter”, said the company in a statement.

The protests come one week after Argentina’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced oil exploration by UK -listed companies near the Malvinas Islands was “illegal and clandestine”.

The dispute over the Malvinas archipelago between Argentina and Britain has become heated with Britain ruling out the possibility of negotiations.

Last week on Monday 4 June, as the British Queen was celebrating her 60th year on the throne, the Organization of American States (OAS), which includes the US, re-adopted a 2010 declaration which supports Argentina’s call for talks over the islands.

Britain has ruled the archipelago since 1833 and Malvinas is still one of the 16 territories on the UN Committee on Decolonization’s list of colonies awaiting liberation.

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