Argentina reiterates Falklands’ sovereignty ‘unalienable’ rights

 In a official press release on Tuesday celebrating the commemoration of the Affirmation Day of Argentine rights over the Malvinas, South Georgia, South Sandwich islands and their surrounding maritime areas (10 June), delivered by the Foreign ministry, the Argentine government reiterated the country's ”unalienable right” over the territories as well as “its firm willingness to resume negotiations with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as soon as possible, as the United Nations have exhorted, for a definitive solution to this as unacceptable as anachronic colonial situation.”

The document points out that Argentina’s stance “has a broad international support,” including that of Latin American and Caribbean governments, as well as the 54 African nations that in 2013 signed the Malabo Declaration, recognizing the legitimate rights of the Argentine Republic in the sovereignty dispute.

The government reiterated that the right to self-determination –argued by the British government in the dispute- is “absolutely and evidently improper and inapplicable” and said that the British “unjustified military presence in the South Atlantic” and its “illegitimate exploration and exploitation of natural resources activities” are “latent threats.”

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