"The UK has no doubt about its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands".
In 1982, the Argentinean military junta deployed troops to take over the islands by force, sparking a two-month war between Argentina and the UK.
The new government of Argentina is not backing down.
"Today, 183 years after that illegitimate occupation which still continues, the people and the Argentine government once again reaffirm the inalienable sovereign rights of Argentina over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas", reads the statement. "I've spoken myself with President Macri, and while I am eager to improve Argentine relations, for the benefit of all, I am clear that this does not and will not change my government's position on your right to self-determination".
"Argentina renews its firm commitment to peacefully settling its differences, to worldwide law and multilateralism", said the foreign ministry.
The islands some 400 kilometres off Argentina's coast are known in Argentina as the Malvinas and have been under British control since 1833.
Tensions reached a head in 2012 when Ms Kirchner attempted to hand a package of United Nations resolutions over the Falklands to Mr Cameron at a G20 summit.
The new Argentinian president should be given a swift and strong does of humiliation for his arrogant, irrational and futile attempt to dredge up the non-issue of sovereignty and the Falklands.
She stepped down last month and her successor, Mauricio Macri, a pro-business centrist politician, said he planned a less aggressive tack. "We would like a more productive bilateral relationship with Argentina but not at the expense of the Islanders" right to choose their own future'.
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