# Argentina to stop Falklands exploiting offshore oilfields, foreign minister says

https://mins.news/en/item/87876

- The Guardian, 2026-10-06 11:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/06/argentina-to-stop-falkland-islands-exploiting-offshore-oilfields-sovereignty

> Foreign minister Pablo Quirno said Argentina would stop the Falkland Islands from exploiting offshore oilfields as part of a strategy to assert sovereignty peacefully. He condemned the UK for refusing negotiations and enabling an oil project in disputed waters. President Javier Milei has warned Britain to halt the project or face arbitration.

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