Editing Foreign relations of Argentina (section)

=== Sovereignty claims ===
[[File:Argentine map of Argentina.png|thumb|right|Territory claimed by Argentina]]
Argentina claims part of Antarctica as [[Argentine Antarctica]], an area within the [[25th meridian west|25° West]] and [[74th meridian west|74° West]] meridians and the [[60th parallel south|60° South]] parallel. This claim overlaps the [[British Antarctic Territory|British]] and [[Antártica Chilena Province|Chilean claims]], though all territorial claims in Antarctica are currently suspended under the [[Antarctic Treaty System]]. Argentina also claims the [[British overseas territories]] of the [[Falkland Islands]] and [[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]]. In addition a {{convert|50|km|mi}} long border with [[Chile]] in the [[Southern Patagonian Ice Field]] is awaiting demarcation as required under a 1998 treaty.

On 22 April 2009, the Argentine government submitted a claim to the United Nations (UN) for {{convert|1700000|km2|mi2}} of ocean territory to be recognised as Argentina's [[continental shelf]] as governed by the [[Convention on the Continental Shelf]] and [[Convention on the Law of the Sea]].<ref name="bbc-2009-04-22">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8011539.stm|work=BBC News |access-date=2009-04-22|title=Argentina claims vast ocean area | date=22 April 2009|first=Candace|last=Piette}}</ref> Argentina claims to have spent 11 years investigating the matter and submitted {{convert|800|kg|lb}} of documents in support of the claim.<ref name="bbc-2009-04-22"/> If the claim is recognised by the UN then Argentina will gain the rights to the commercial exploitation of the sea bed (which includes mining and oil drilling). The new claim will add to the existing {{convert|4800000|km2|mi2}} of commercial shelf already managed by Argentina and includes the disputed [[British overseas territories]] of the [[Falkland Islands|Falklands]], [[South Georgia]], the [[South Sandwich Islands]] as well as parts of Antarctica that are also disputed by Chile.<ref name="bbc-2009-04-22"/>

As of 2016, the UN [[United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea|Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf]] (CLCS)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/Depts/los/clcs_new/clcs_home.htm|title=CLCS - HOME PAGE|website=www.un.org|access-date=2017-07-11}}</ref> decided to expand Argentina maritime territory in the [[South Atlantic Ocean]] by 35% thus increasing by {{convert|1700000|km2|mi2}} its territorial waters, fixing the limit of its territory at {{convert|200|to|350|nmi}} from its coast.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/mar/29/falkland-islands-argentina-waters-rules-un-commission|title=Falkland Islands lie in Argentinian waters, UN commission rules|agency=Associated Press|date=2016-03-29|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-07-11|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.infobae.com/politica/2017/03/22/argentina-sumo-mas-de-1-600-kilometros-cuadrados-a-su-plataforma-continental/|title=Argentina sumó más de 1.600 kilómetros cuadrados a su plataforma continental|work=Infobae|access-date=2017-07-11|language=es-LA}}</ref> However, this ruling did not increase Argentina's [[Exclusive Economic Zone]] (EEZ) which is calculated differently and over which the CLCS has no authority to make a determination.<ref name="Steinberg">{{cite web |last1=Steinberg |first1=Philip |title=Falklands row adds up to much ado about not much in the South Atlantic |url=https://theconversation.com/falklands-row-adds-up-to-much-ado-about-not-much-in-the-south-atlantic-56956 |website=The Conversation |date=29 March 2016 |publisher=The Conversation Media Group Ltd |access-date=9 March 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) Purpose, functions and sessions |url=https://www.un.org/Depts/los/clcs_new/commission_purpose.htm |website=Oceans and Law of the Sea - United Nations |publisher=United Nations |access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref> In fact, the CLCS finding is likely to strengthen the UK’s claim to the contested seabed around the islands because the CLCS finding makes it more likely that the seabed between the islands and the Argentine mainland needs to be shared.<ref name="Steinberg"/> The UN CLCS ruling included a caveat referencing the unresolved diplomatic dispute between Argentina and the [[United Kingdom]] over the Falkland Islands.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/falkland-islands-argentinian-waters-argentina-un-united-nations-commission-on-the-limits-of-the-a6957611.html|title=The UN rules that the Falklands are in Argentina|date=2016-03-29|work=The Independent|access-date=2017-07-11|language=en-GB}}</ref>