Britain demands rejection of Interpol requests regarding Argentina's oil project in the Falkland Islands

According to The Guardian newspaper, Britain called on Interpol to be careful about "red notice" requests from the government of Argentinian President Javier Milei for people connected to the oil project in the Falkland Islands.

In its response to the UK government's correspondence, Interpol stated that it would comply with Article 3 of its statute, which prohibits it from engaging in any intervention or activity of a "political nature".

Red notices consist of requests to locate and temporarily capture a person while the extradition process is awaited. If these requests are forwarded to security units, each member country decides whether to take action in line with the requests.

"We will always defend the rights of Falkland Islanders"

In his written statement on the subject, British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband evaluated that the Falkland Islanders have the right to develop their natural resources as they see fit.

"Today, we have announced new measures under the Protection of Commercial Interests (PTI) legislation to ensure that individuals and companies are protected from Argentina's threats. Attempts to intimidate those engaged in legitimate commercial activities are unacceptable," Miliband said. he said.

Minister Miliband stated that his country will protect companies operating in the Falkland Islands from Argentina's pressure with measures within the scope of PTI legislation.

Emphasizing that Britain is determined in its support to the Falkland Islands, Miliband underlined that Argentina's attempts to intimidate businesses and individuals engaged in legitimate commercial activities are unacceptable.

Miliband emphasized that companies should be free to make lawful business decisions without the threat of political pressure, and said, "We will always defend the Falkland Islanders' right to determine their own future and to seek legitimate economic development." he said.

Instruction was given to initiate international arbitration proceedings against England

In his statement on September 29, Argentinian President Javier Milei stated that he had ordered to initiate an international arbitration process against England due to the Sea Lion oil project around the Falkland Islands.

The Argentinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also recently sent a note of protest to the British Embassy in Buenos Aires regarding the extension of the offshore hydrocarbon licenses around the islands.

The Office of the President of Argentina announced in a statement on October 13 that they had made an official application to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in order to stop the oil and natural gas exploration activities planned by the United Kingdom around the Falkland Islands.

Argentina and Britain have long disputed sovereignty over the islands, which have been under British control since 1833. The two countries fought for the islands for 74 days in 1982.