UK PM Digs In Over Falklands As Oil Revives Tension -Report

27th Jun 2010 11:33

LONDON (Dow Jones)--U.K Prime Minister David Cameron will tell the President of Argentina the Falkland Islands sovereignty is not up for discussion during the G-20 summit in Canada this weekend, the Independent on Sunday reports citing a British source close to the talks. The move follows Argentina's success persuading a United Nations committee to call for talks on the islands' future. U.K oil exploration company Rockhopper Exploration PLC (RHL.LN) said earlier this month there are positive signs of oil being discovered in the waters around the South Atlantic islands. The newspaper says Cameron will meet briefly with President Cristina Fernandez de Kitchner to make it clear the U.K's position on the Falklands will not change. British officials will argue the status of the islands should not be changed without the residents consent, and that the inhabitants want them to remain under British control, the newspaper writes. Newspaper Web site: www.independent.co.uk -London Bureau, Dow Jones Newswires; +44 (0)20 7842 9320 (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 27, 2010 06:33 ET (10:33 GMT)