Buenos Aires and London have agreed to extend flights between the Falkland Islands and Argentina, and to explore the possibility of joint hydrocarbon exploration in the south Atlantic. The moves – indicative of a steady thaw in relations following changes to the Argentinian government – were announced in the wake of meetings in Buenos Aires this week between the Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan and the Argentinian foreign minister, Susana Malcorra. Macri is on a mission to increase foreign direct investment in his country offering his country as more stable than Brazil or Venezuela. They also agreed to increase direct flights from the Falklands, including “the establishment of two additional stops per month in mainland Argentina, one in each direction”. An institutional mechanism for dialogue and strategic reflection is also to be set up looking at issues such as chemical weapons, organised crime drug trafficking and corruption.

Source: The Guardian September 14, 2016 13:08 UTC