Genius remembers in a second [Aishang Novel Network biquge.info] to provide you with wonderful novels to read.

Before Gu Chen left for Britain, he received a phone call from Washington from Washington, but he had already said that Bush Sr. had called Mrs. Thatcher, and that Bush Sr. would support the United States diplomatically in exchange for Mrs. Thatcher's agreement to extend the mining period from 2O years to 3O years and have the right of first refusal. If it came, Gu Chen's negotiation with Margaret Thatcher was really smooth, and it only took two hours to draw up all the terms of the contract. When the contract was formally signed, Margaret Thatcher even stated on the spot that the British government would use a qiē resource to ensure that the Tang Dynasty Oil Company's exploitation of the Falkland Islands oil was carried out smoothly.

As Gu Chen expected, not long after the contract was officially signed, the British "Guardian" first published a report on the huge oil and gas resources in the Falkland Islands, and disclosed part of the contract signed between the Tang Dynasty Oil Company and the British government. In addition, the international crude oil price has also been affected, the price of a barrel of crude oil on the day fell from 39.37 US dollars to 39.o5 US dollars, and finally fluctuated between 39.o5 US dollars and 39.13 US dollars, after all, the global economy is generally on the rise, the demand for oil and other energy is increasing day by day, as long as the international crude oil production does not rise sharply in a short period of time, crude oil prices will remain in a relatively stable state.

There is no doubt that if the report published by the Guardian is true, then the Falkland Islands will be another large oil and gas field group in Britain after the North Sea, which will certainly provide a strong impetus for the development of the British economy, but some people are not so optimistic, although the Falkland Islands War (Malvinas War) should have been won, and the Falkland Islands are also under the actual control of the United Kingdom, but Argentina has not given up its claim to the Falkland Islands, and South America except for Chile, Almost all countries supported Argentina's claim to sovereignty if Tang Dynasty Oil actually extracted oil from the Falkland Islands. It will definitely cause a strong backlash from the Argentine government, after all, it is a huge resource of tens of billions of barrels of oil, and no country will give it up lightly, and if the Argentine government can seize these resources, it will be able to reverse the current bad economic situation in the country in a short time, so the Argentine government will definitely use a qiē resource to prevent the Tang Dynasty Oil Company from extracting oil from the Falkland Islands.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the Argentine government to reaffirm its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) at a press conference. When asked by a reporter what the Argentine government would say about the signing of the oil exploration agreement between the British Government and the Hong Kong Tang Dynasty Oil Company on the Falkland Islands, a spokesman for the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: "Argentina's sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands is indisputable, and this has been widely recognized by the international community, and it is illegal for Britain to obtain control of the Malvinas Islands by means of war. It is an act of banditry. The Argentine government and all Argentines will not allow such a thing to happen, I can guarantee it. ”

After the press conference, the Argentine Government took real action by first submitting the issue of the Malvinas Islands to the United Nations Committee on Decolonization once again, requesting the Committee to discuss the question of the Malvinas Islands. In fact, every year since the end of the Falkland Islands War, the United Nations Committee on Decolonization has issued a resolution calling on Britain and Argentina to negotiate sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands (Falkland Islands). But Britain has consistently refused to participate in the meeting, and it can be said that the resolution has no practical effect at all. This time, the Argentine government naturally did not have the luxury of expecting Margaret Thatcher to suddenly change her sex, but only wanted to use the resolution of the United Nations Decolonization Committee to put herself on the high plane of morality and public opinion and increase the diplomatic pressure on Britain.

Second, in the following days, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru and other South American countries expressed their support for Argentina's claim to the Malvillas (Falkland Islands) and called on the United Kingdom not to take unilateral action until the Malvinas issue is resolved.

These countries were supporters of Argentina at the time of the Falklands War. At the same time, he was also a strong supporter of the establishment of the Union of South American Nations.

In this regard, the British Foreign Office unceremoniously stated at a regular press conference held on January 15 that there is no sovereignty dispute over the Falkland Islands, and that other countries should not and have no right to intervene in what the UK is doing in the Falkland Islands. He also pointed out that the Falkland Islands were not British colonies, but legitimate British overseas territories, and that the relevant resolutions of the United Nations Committee on Decolonization were null and void.

Subsequently, the British Ministry of Defense announced that two additional Type 21 frigates would be sent to the Falkland Islands. This was the first time since the end of the Falklands War that Britain had sent additional maritime forces to the Falkland Islands, which immediately aroused a strong reaction from the Argentine Government, but Argentina's naval and air forces suffered heavy losses in the Falklands War and were not capable of responding militarily at all. Moreover, even if the Argentine government still has a navy and air force to send, most of them will not act rashly, and if one accidentally misfires, Argentina is by no means willing to see it.

In the absence of a military response, Argentina can only use other resources, the British Ministry of Defense announced the news on the afternoon of the Argentine presidential palace held an emergency press conference, President Raul? Alfonsin personally attended the press conference, at which Raul? Alfonsin said with a solemn expression: "There is no doubt that Britain's behavior is barbaric and it is showing off its force to Argentina, but Argentina will never give in, the Malvinas Islands is Argentina's sacred and inviolable territory, and every Qiē there belongs to Argentina and all the Argentine people, and I hereby solemnly demand that the British government immediately stop its barbaric aggression against Argentina." ”

"In addition, Argentina will refer the issue of sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands to the United Nations General Assembly, and I am confident that the world is just."

It seems that Argentina wants to further submit the Falklands issue to the UN General Assembly, after all, if the UN General Assembly reaches a resolution, it will obviously be more influential and deterrent than the resolution reached by the Decolonization Committee, but the world speaks with strength after all, and the resolutions of the UN General Assembly do not have the right to enforce, and if the British Government refuses to implement the resolution, then Argentina has no choice.

After the press conference, demonstrations against British brutal aggression were held across Argentina, and more than 20,000 people marched in Buenos Aires. The Falklands fiasco six years ago is still fresh in our minds, and now the British warships have invaded the Falklands again (in fact, the British have had a nuclear submarine stationed on the Falklands since the end of the Falklands), which has caused the anger of all Argentines. The marching crowd, holding various slogans and shouting slogans, marched along the city's main thoroughfares and finally arrived in front of the presidential palace......

Raul? Alfonsin stood at the window, looking at the dense crowd of marchers outside the presidential palace, his expression was indifferent, this is exactly the result he wanted, Argentina can play too few cards now, in addition to seeking diplomatic support from more countries, increasing public opinion pressure on the British government is also one of the few ways he can use, but this method is a double-edged sword, and it is easy to turn into a riot if the control is not good.

There was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

His secretary pushed the door open and walked in: "Mr. President, Secretary Perris has something important to see you. ”

"Let him in."

Perris was the foreign minister, and he happened to have something to ask him.

After the secretary went out for a moment, Perris walked in, and without waiting for the other party to speak, he asked, "What is the answer from the Spanish side?" ”

He wanted to seek help and support from Spain, knowing that most of the Argentines were descendants of the Spaniards, and the two countries were common in blood and culture, and Spain was the only European country to stand up for Spain during the Falklands War.

If Spain is willing to stand up for Argentina this time, it will undoubtedly bring a lot of diplomatic pressure to Britain.

Perris said with a solemn expression: "Spain can give us some diplomatic support at most, more than impossible, and Spain does not want to offend Britain." After a pause, he continued: "US Secretary of State Michael and I had a phone call just now, and he hopes that we can calm down and not escalate the situation. ”

"Bang-" Raul slapped his palm on the desk and said angrily: "It's obvious that Britain is the first to provoke trouble, but you actually let us calm down?" ”

The United States is acting in a blatant bias toward Britain, but Argentina has no choice but to listen carefully to the voice of the United States.

"Does he have anything else to say?"

Michael also said that if we do not escalate the situation, the United States is willing to persuade European countries to lift economic sanctions against Argentina, and is also willing to work to normalize relations between Britain and Argentina.

The diplomatic relations between Britain and Argentina were severed during the Falklands War, and diplomatic relations have not been re-established, but Britain is one of the most important countries in the West, and if it can normalize its diplomacy, it is undoubtedly very important for Argentina, especially the lifting of economic sanctions against the United Kingdom.

"Anything else?"

Perris hesitated, and said, "He also said that if we continue to let the situation escalate, the United States will have to support the British claim to the Malvinas Islands for the sake of the stability of the Americas." ”

"Hmph." Raul snorted coldly, his eyes flashed with a cold light, and his hand on the table was clenched tightly, the United States was a naked threat.