Prime Minister David Cameron today confronted Argentina’s president over the Falklands, as the two met on the margins of the G20 summit in Mexico.

Argentina's president is pressing her country's claim to the Falkland Islands with a high-profile appearance today before a little-known UN committee on the 30th anniversary of Britain's ousting of an Argentinian invasion force.

Argentina has asked stock markets in New York and London to warn investors of its claim that five oil exploration companies are working illegally off the Falkland Islands, which Argentina contends were stolen by Britain more than a century ago.

Britain has dismissed claims that it was “militarising” the Falklands dispute by deploying nuclear weapons nearby.

Argentina last night accused Britain of deploying nuclear weapons near the Falklands.

Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman is meeting UN chief Ban Ki-moon to discuss his country’s concerns over Britain’s “militarisation” of the seas around the disputed Falkland Islands.

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez and other leaders in the left-leaning ALBA bloc have backed Argentina in its long-running dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands.

A VISIT by European Union Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht to Brazil and Argentina for talks raises a red flag for Ireland regarding South American beef imports to Europe, it was claimed yesterday.