Argentina has begun speaking to Britain about potentially lifting a weapons ban that has been in place since the Falklands war, Javier Milei, the country’s president, has claimed.

Current rules stop any weapon containing British components being exported to Argentina if they are judged to “enhance Argentine military capability”.

It has effectively banned any Western weapons sales. New Feature

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However Argentina and the US have been lobbying to change the rules.

In an interview with the Daily Telegraph , Milei was asked if ­negotiations with the UK had begun. He replied: “Absolutely.”

“There are no world powers without military power,” Milei told the newspaper, adding: “There is no country that counts in the international context if

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