Associated Press Writer= PLAYA DE CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Latin American and Caribbean nations backed Argentina's claim of sovereignty to the Falkland Islands on Monday in a growing dispute with Britain over plans to drill for oil off the islands in the Atlantic.
At the Rio Group summit of 32 countries hosted by Mexico, Argentina presented a statement quoting Mexican President Felipe Calderon as saying that "the heads of state represented here reaffirm their support for the legitimate rights of the republic of Argentina in the sovereignty dispute with Great Britain."
Calderon did not speak directly about the matter.
Britain and Argentina have long disputed sovereignty of the Falkland Islands — known as Las Malvinas in Latin America — and fought a war over them in 1982........ read more>>
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