SEOUL - Irked by Britain's refusal to use South Korea's name for a sea off the east of thepeninsula, Seoul is considering using an Argentine name for waters around the British-ruledFalkland Islands, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The JoongAng Ilbo said that Seoul may start calling the Falklands Sea, which is near theFalkland Islands and some 500 km (300 miles) east of Argentina, the Malvinas Sea as well --tacitly recognising both Britain and Argentina's claims to the waters.
The paper said the move appeared to be in response to Britain's resistance to use the namethe East Sea.
Seoul has been trying to persuade the international community to use both East Sea and Seaof Japan to refer to the waters between Korean peninsula and Japan. Most countries call it theSea of Japan.
"So far, we have marked it as the Falklands Sea, considering it British territory," a governmentofficial told the JoongAng Ilbo.
"But given that the sovereignty dispute between the UK and Argentina is not ending, and isactually escalating, we are positively reviewing the simultaneous use of Malvinas Sea."
The Falkland Islands are a sensitive issue in London, and Britain and Argentina went to warover the islands in 1982. Nearly a thousand soldiers and civilians were killed in 74 days offighting.
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