The deliberations of the International Court of the Law of the Sea have begun in the dispute regarding the production of oil near the Malvinas, reports the "Clarin" newspaper.
"Argentina's right and the corresponding duty of the United Kingdom not to take unilateral action that would irreversibly change the continental shelf in dispute solely for the exploitation of its non-renewable resources," said Mario Oyrazabel, the legal advisor to Argentina's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during the first meeting on the subject.
According to the newspaper, Buenos Aires asked the judges to suspend the Sea Lion project to prevent the start of hydrocarbon production in the northern Malvinas basin and the issuance of new development permits. Argentina's representatives emphasized that they are not asking the court to decide on the ownership of the disputed archipelago or its borders.