Argentina blasted the UK for military drills in the Falklands on the day of Lady Thatcher's funeral

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The Argentine Foreign Ministry describes the drills, which will take place between 15 April and 26 April, as a new act of provocation today. Christina de Kirchner's administration also filed a complaint with the United Nations (UN) on the day Baroness Thatcher was laid to rest. According to PressTV , a statement said the maneuvers confirm that London is justifying its presence on the islands 'only through military might'. The statement read: "[The drills] are a new show of contempt from Britain for the resolutions of the United Nations, which call for both sides to resume negotiations on sovereignty and to abstain from introducing unilateral changes to the situation as long as the dispute continues, as well as a new provocation against Argentina."

[The drills] are a new show of contempt from Britain for the resolutions of the United Nations

The President of Argentina had been snubbed an invite to Baroness Thatcher's funeral at St Paul's Cathedral.



Downing Street had later explained the Argentine leader was not invited as she had no personal connection with Baroness Thatcher.



However, their London ambassador Alicia Castro declined an invite to the funeral after Sir Mark Thatcher's family extended an olive branch.

As the Daily Express revealed exclusively last week Ms Castro was invited as Lady Thatcher would have seen it as 'good manners'.



A spokesman for Prime Minister David Cameron said the decision to refuse was a "matter for the Argentine ambassador".