Report: Argentina halts Jerusalem embassy move over Falklands drilling dispute |
Argentina has halted its plans to relocate its embassy to Jerusalem, a report said Saturday, due to “tension” between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Argentine President Javier Milei in recent weeks.
According to Channel 12 news, tensions arose due to the Israeli-owned Navitas Petroleum company’s plans to carry out offshore drilling in the Falkland Islands, expected to begin in 2028.
The Falkland Islands are a British overseas territory, although Argentina claims that it, not the United Kingdom, has sovereignty over the islands, which it refers to as Islas Malvinas.
In December, Argentina criticized Navitas and UK firm Rockhopper for announcing what it said was an “illegitimate” oil drilling project worth roughly $2.1 billion off the coast of the Falkland Islands, as it was not approved by Argentina and therefore was a “unilateral decision” made by the UK government.
A 1976 United Nations resolution established that neither Argentina nor the UK can carry out unilateral........