US ‘looking with interest’ at Argentine bill to toughen sanctions near Malvinas

United States Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said his country is “concerned” about how a bill introduced by the Argentine government to toughen sanctions against companies linked to oil drilling projects in the maritime area around the Malvinas Islands could affect U.S. firms. During a visit to Buenos Aires, Landau held a joint press conference in Spanish on Thursday with Argentine Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno following a meeting. He was asked by a journalist about reports that U.S. companies were uncomfortable with the contents of the legislative proposal. Landau said…