Argentina targets UK in legal claim over Falklands oil exploration
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The Argentinian government has begun legal action seeking to stop the exploration of oil and gas fields north of the Falkland Islands in an escalating row with the UK.
阿根廷政府已开始采取法律行动，试图阻止与英国日益升级的争端中对福克兰群岛北部油气田的勘探。
Buenos Aires said in a statement the request lodged with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea aimed to block activity authorised "illegally" by the UK.
布宜诺斯艾利斯在一份声明中表示，提交给国际海洋法法庭的请求旨在阻止英国"非法"授权的活动。
The claim comes a fortnight after Argentinian President Javier Milei demanded the scrapping of the Sea Lion oilfield project, a joint venture between Israeli and British companies.
这一说法发表在阿根廷总统哈维尔·米莱伊要求取消海狮油田项目两周后，该项目是以色列和英国公司合资的项目。
UK Foreign Office minister Uma Kumaran criticised the "escalating campaign" from Argentina against companies operating in the Falklands, while announcing new protections for them.
英国外交部部长Uma Kumaran批评阿根廷对在福克兰群岛经营的公司的"升级运动"，同时宣布对他们的新保护。
The developments heighten tensions between the UK and Argentina over the sovereignty of the self-governing British territory, known in Argentina as Las Malvinas, more than 40 years after a British military task force ejected Argentinian forces which had invaded the territory.
这些事态发展加剧了英国和阿根廷之间在自治英国领土（在阿根廷称为Las Malvinas）主权问题上的紧张关系，此前40多年，英国军事特遣部队驱逐了入侵该领土的阿根廷部队。
Earlier last month Milei also threatened to impose economic sanctions on firms exploiting oil close to the Falkland Islands.
上个月早些时候，Milei还威胁要对在福克兰群岛附近开采石油的公司实施经济制裁。
Uma Kumaran accused the Argentinian government of "economic coercion" against the people of the Falkland Islands.
Uma Kumaran指责阿根廷政府对福克兰群岛人民进行"经济胁迫"。
"We will do whatever it takes to support them," she told the House of Commons on Tuesday.
"我们将尽一切努力支持他们，"她周二告诉下议院。
The Sea Lion oilfield, around 130 miles (209 km) from the Falkland Islands, contains an estimated 1.7 billion barrels of oil.
距离福克兰群岛约130英里（209公里）的海狮油田估计含有17亿桶石油。
The Falkland Islands government extended exploration licences last month and the field is expected to start pumping in 2028, potentially generating huge revenues for the roughly 3,500 inhabitants of the islands.
福克兰群岛政府上个月延长了勘探许可证，预计该油田将于2028年开始抽水，可能为该岛约3,500名居民带来巨额收入。
Two oil companies – Britain's Rockhopper Exploration and Israel's Navitas Petroleum – have insisted they have valid licences issued by Britain.
两家石油公司–英国的Rockhopper Exploration和以色列的Navitas Petroleum–坚称他们拥有英国颁发的有效许可证。
The Argentinian government claims the marine environment of disputed maritime areas is protected by international law.
阿根廷政府声称有争议海域的海洋环境受国际法保护。
Its application "seeks to preserve Argentina's sovereign rights over its continental shelf and prevent activities authorised unilaterally and illegally by the United Kingdom".
其申请"旨在维护阿根廷对其大陆架的主权权利，并防止联合王国单方面和非法授权的活动"。
In a post on X, Argentinian Foreign Affairs Minister Pablo Quirno said the government was requesting the tribunal make a number of orders against the UK, including halting new exploration permits.
阿根廷外交部长巴勃罗·基尔诺在X上的一篇帖子中表示，政府正请求法庭对英国下达多项命令，包括停止发放新的勘探许可证。
But the UK government insists Sea Lion is lawful, located on the Falkland Islands shelf and regulated by the islands' government.
但英国政府坚称海狮是合法的，位于福克兰群岛的大陆架上，受群岛政府监管。
While the Falkland Islands government grants exploration licences, they must be signed off by the UK Foreign Secretary.
虽然福克兰群岛政府发放勘探许可证，但必须获得英国外交大臣的批准。
Kumaran said the tribunal application "does not invalidate licenses issued by the Falkland Islands government, alter the islands' regulatory authority, or require lawful hydrocarbon development activities to cease".
库马兰表示，法庭申请"并未使福克兰群岛政府颁发的许可证无效，也不会改变岛屿的监管权力，也不会要求合法的碳氢化合物开发活动停止"。
The tribunal that will consider the dispute is an independent judicial body based in Hamburg which is responsible for the fair application of the United Nations' Convention on the Law of the Sea.
将审理此争议的法庭是一个设在汉堡的独立司法机构，负责公平适用联合国海洋法公约。
FCDO officials have made clear the UK will engage with the tribunal but resist Argentina's claim firmly.
FCDO官员已明确表示，英国将与仲裁庭接触，但坚决反对阿根廷的主张。
They said the aim was not to escalate the dispute but respond firmly to Argentina's latest move, and defend what the UK sees as legitimate economic activity.
他们表示，目的不是升级争端，而是坚决回应阿根廷的最新举措，并捍卫英国认为合法的经济活动。
They also hope to provide reassurance to businesses fearful of Argentine retribution. That is why they are introducing measures under the Protection of Trading Interests Act that would protect firms from any extra-territorial impact of Argentine laws following Milei's sanctions threats.
他们还希望为担心阿根廷报复的企业提供安心。 因此，他们正在根据《贸易利益保护法》推出措施，以保护企业免受阿根廷法律在米莱制裁威胁后带来的域外影响。
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said: "Argentina's attempts to intimidate businesses and individuals engaged in legitimate commercial activity are unacceptable. Companies should be free to make lawful commercial decisions without the threat of political coercion."
外交大臣埃德·米利班德表示："阿根廷试图恐吓从事合法商业活动的企业和个人是不可接受的。 公司应当能够自由做出合法的商业决策，而无需受到政治胁迫的威胁。"
The latest move comes after Milei roundly criticised the UN in his speech at the General Assembly late last month for failing to act over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.
这一最新举措是在米莱上月底在联合国大会上严厉批评联合国未能对福克兰群岛主权采取行动之后。
He said the UN had become "a useless organisation" which only serves "arrogant parasites dressed up as well-intentioned bureaucrats".
他说联合国已经变成了"一个无用的组织"，只服务于"伪装成好意官僚的傲慢寄生虫"。
On Tuesday Kumaran described Milei's remarks at New York as "inflammatory".
周二，库马兰称米莱在纽约的言论"煽动性"。
Despite its defeat in 1982, Argentina has always maintained its right to the Falkland Islands. But over the years successive governments have pressed their claim with varying degrees of aggression and diplomacy.
尽管阿根廷在1982年被击败，但它始终保持对福克兰群岛的权利。 但多年来，历届政府都以不同程度的侵略和外交手段推动主张。
UK officials believes the current Argentine leadership is deliberately picking a fight ahead of elections next year.
英国官员认为，现任阿根廷领导层在明年选举前故意挑起争端。
Argentina threatens legal action against UK over Falkland Islands oil exploration Argentine leader threatens to sanction oil firms and reiterates Falklands claim
阿根廷威胁对英国因福克兰群岛石油勘探提起法律行动 阿根廷领导人威胁制裁石油公司，并重申福克兰群岛的主张
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