UK sad over Argentina’s ship-ban reply

Addressing the House of Commons on Tuesday, Foreign Office minister Jeremy Browne claimed that the British government made “frequent representations” to Argentina and other nations in South America to lift the proposed ban on British flagged ships from docking at their ports.

“It is a source of sadness and frustration to us that people who are on holiday and wanting to further relations between ourselves and Argentina on a person to person basis are not being able to do so,” he said.

On Monday, two British cruise ships were not allowed to dock at Ushuaia, following Argentine’s plan to prevent boats sailing under the British flag from docking at its ports. The move was also supported by states in Latin America and Caribbean to back Argentina’s sovereignty claim.

Browne told the MPs that Britain has always approached Argentina “in the spirit of friendship” and “it was a source of sadness” that Argentine government did not responded the same.

Browne’s remarks were strongly condemned by the political observers, stressing the current war rhetoric between London and Buenos Aires was triggered by the British government as it has repeatedly ruled out the possibility of getting involved in any negotiations.

The fact that Britain militarized the dispute over the islands by deploying high-ranking politicians along with its most sophisticated warship and nuclear submarine have also heightened the tensions between the two countries.

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