Argentina slams 'militarization' of South Atlantic

In the midst of escalating tensions over the Falkland Islands, the President of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, accused the British made efforts militarization of the South Atlantic.

Fernandez, Tuesday (07/02/2012) local time, said Argentina would file a complaint with the UN.

"I have instructed our representatives to formally convey to the UN Security Council and UN General Assembly on the militarization of the South Atlantic, a major risk to international security," Fernandez said in a speech in Buenos Aires. "We will file a protest," said Fernandez.

In recent days there is speculation that he would cut air links with mainland Falklands South America with LAN Chile airlines banning use of Argentina's airspace to fly to the islands of Chile. Saturday's flight was the only service scheduled flights to the Falklands and bring fresh food as well as passengers.

Fernandez did not make the announcement in a speech on Tuesday.

Argentina has banned ships anchored in the harbor Falklands, an action that followed the countries of South America and the Caribbean.

Britain and Argentina fought to seize the Falkland Islands, known as Las Malvinas Argentina, in 1982. Although the British won the war, Argentina's military forces expelled from there, Argentina still claims the territory, which has been under the authority of British rule since 1833, as his own. England argues that the 2500 Falklands residents have the right to determine their loyalty, and so far they are determined to be under British.

Tensions between London and Buenos Aires soared this month when Britain sent Prince William to the Falklands as a military search and rescue helicopter pilot.

Prince assignment came as England made another move to support the 1700 military personnel in the compound of Mount Pleasant in the Falklands. British Royal Navy was sending its warships, the destroyer HMS Dauntless, the South Atlantic. The Ministry of Defence described it as a routine operation, as British media reports say. In addition, it is still based on these reports, a British nuclear submarine is also heading to the Falklands.

"We support the right of the Falklands population to self-determination, and what the people of Argentina said recently, I totally thought that was like colonialism, for Falklands residents want to remain part of Britain, and the people of Argentina would like them to do something else," said Prime British Minister, David Cameron, told British lawmakers last month.

Responding to Cameron, Fernandez said in his speech, "I just want to ask the British prime minister to give peace a chance."