Mr Milei has also threatened legal action against, and the arrest of, executives at companies licensed to undertake drilling operations.
Earlier this month, the British Government granted final approval for the oil project, with Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband criticising Argentina’s efforts to pressure companies and individuals involved, describing their activities as legitimate commercial operations.
Buenos Aires later initiated proceedings against the decision at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, based in Hamburg.
Dispute over the islands some 300 miles off Argentina’s coast have long been disputed, with former Argentine dictator Leopoldo Galtieri ordering an invasion in 1982, prompting a 74-day war that ended with Argentine forces surrendering to British troops.
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