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Saturday, September 18, 2010

Brazil opposed to NATO role in South Atlantic

NATOBrazil is opposed to any NATO presence in the South Atlantic or any attempt to forge links between the north and the south of the oceanic region, senior Brazilian government aides said.

Brazil's expected rebuff to any European or North American overtures coincided with pronouncements by Brazil, Argentina and other regional states they see the oil-rich southern oceanic territories as their strategic backyard.

This week Argentina announced plans for drilling for hydrocarbons in its southern-most waters, near the narrow Magellan Strait, which connects Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Brazil's Petrobras is part of an Argentine-led consortium expected to conduct the drilling operations.

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