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Tory leader warns Argentina over continued Falklands agitation

STANLEY, Falkland Islands -- William Hague, the [Conservative] Shadow Foreign Secretary, warned Argentina that any future British government would have the patience to defend the Falkland Islands and he said Britain should not be "goaded" by increased rhetoric from Buenos Aires...

Speaking on the 25th anniversary of the [Falklands invasion], he said her resolve had "set the standard" for future British governments and increased international respect for the country...

Last week, Argentina tore up a 1995 agreement to share oil exploration in waters around the islands and on Monday, as his country marked the anniversary of Malvinas Day, when thousands of Argentine troops took the Falklands, its deputy president Daniel Scioli swore that his country would never give up its claim on sovereignty.
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