Written question asked by David Morris (Conservative) on Wednesday, 13 April 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 April 2016 (named day). It was answered by Lord Swire (Conservative) on Monday, 18 April 2016 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Falkland Islands: Argentina
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what response the Government has made to the recent announcement from the government of Argentina on a UN report on the extent of Argentinian rights over the continental shelf in South Atlantic.
- Answer
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The UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) has no jurisdiction to consider areas subject to competing claims and therefore has no locus to make recommendations in relation to the Falkland Islands. The UN itself has acknowledged that the CLCS could not consider those parts of the original Argentine submission of 2009 that were subject to dispute. This would include the Falkland Islands.
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- Written question
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- 33808
- Session
- 2015-16
- Subjects
- Continental shelf Falkland Islands Sovereignty Argentina
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