Argentina envoy asks French lawmakers to cover “Falklands” label on map during hearing

“As a representative of the Argentine state, I cannot speak freely in front of that map,” Sielecki said Argentina’s ambassador to France, Ian Sielecki, halted the start of a hearing at France’s National Assembly and refused to speak while a map behind him displayed the Falklands/Malvinas as UK territory. Proceedings resumed only after a staff member covered the islands with a sticky note.

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