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- President Javier Milei is urging U.S. President Donald Trump to pressure Britain over oil development in the Falklands.
- Minister Pablo Quirno called the 2013 Falklands referendum illegitimate, urged talks, and said Milei pledged to stop Sea Lion oil work.
- Sea Lion oil infrastructure is under construction and could yield £80,000 per islander annually.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s spokesperson said islanders chose to stay a British Overseas Territory, making self-determination paramount.
