Thursday, September 15, 2016 UK-Argentina agree to extra Malvinas flightsForeign Minister Susana Malcorra and UK Minister of State for Europe and the Americas Alan Duncan shake hands during a meeting at the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday. Sectors such as hydrocarbons, trade and shipping were expressly included in the statement. Argentina currently has legislation criminalizing unauthorized hydrocarbon exploration in the disputed territory and prosecutors last year opened criminal proceedings against multinationals operating in and around the islands. The joint communiqué signed by the United Kingdom and Argentina late Tuesday states that there was an agreement on “two additional stops per month in mainland Argentina, one in each direction. Addressing the joint communiqué, Sir Alan Duncan — Minister of State for Europe and the Americas — said that “the South Atlantic Dialogue will seek to build cooperation in areas of mutual interest.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald September 15, 2016 03:45 UTC