LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Friday that Argentinian-led efforts to ban ships flying the Falkland Islands flag from South American ports were "unjustified and counterproductive" and vowed to protect the territory's sovereignty. The comments by Prime Minister David Cameron were the government's strongest yet as tensions between Britain and Argentina escalated almost 30 years after the two countries went to war over the British-ruled islands. On Tuesday the South American trading bloc Mercosur announced the ship ban in act of solidarity with Argentina. ...
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