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March 18th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda The nations rejected British oil exploration in the disputed islands, as tensions between the United Kingdom and Argentina escalate before the 30th anniversary of their war over the archipelago.
They said in a statement that unilateral British activities around the island group including oil drilling and military deployments are rejected.
Argentina said on Thursday it would take legal action against any companies involved in oil exploration off the islands.
The union of the South American nations also said Britain’s activities run against the policy of the region, which seeks a peaceful solution to a sovereignty dispute over the islands.
“The military presence of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland in the Islas Malvinas … goes against the region’s policy to seek a peaceful solution to the sovereignty dispute, and (the region) reiterates its rejection of that presence,” the foreign ministers of the UNASUR grouping of South American nations said in its joint statement on Saturday.
“It also rejects unilateral British activities in the disputed zone, which include, among other things, the exploration and exploitation of renewable and non-renewable Argentine natural resources as well as military exercises”, the statement added.
Moreover, Argentina says the exploration and drilling activities are illegal since the area is contested. It says Britain is violating Argentine law and UN resolutions that call for talks and prohibit unilateral action as long as the dispute persists.
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