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Falkland Islands ownership dispute could last decades

Miley: No immediate solution

Май 6, 2024 18:55 195

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Argentina-UK ownership dispute could last decades. This opinion was expressed by the president of Argentina, Javier Miley, in an interview with the BBC television channel.

According to him, “there is no immediate solution” regarding the disputed islands. The Argentine leader noted that his country “does not seek conflict”, while promising to work on this issue through diplomatic channels.

Miley also emphasized that she does not consider British Foreign Minister David Cameron's visit to the islands a provocation, as “ this territory is currently in the hands of Great Britain, he has the right to do so“.

Cameron visited the disputed islands in February. It was the first visit by the head of the British Foreign Office to the archipelago in 30 years. Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino later expressed displeasure with Cameron at a bilateral meeting held in Rio de Janeiro.

The Falkland (Malvinas) Islands, located in the southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean, have been the subject of a territorial dispute between Argentina and Great Britain for 200 years. In April 1982, armed conflict broke out between the countries. The South American Republic was defeated in it, losing 649 soldiers in two and a half months of fighting. Losses on the British side amounted to 255 men.

In March 2013, the vast majority of the inhabitants of the archipelago voted in a referendum to keep the territory in the possession of the kingdom. Argentina does not recognize the results of the plebiscite. The issue of returning the islands to her control was raised by Miley late last year. In his election campaign, he stated that this cannot be done with military means. Miley proposed to negotiate with London for the transfer of the islands to Buenos Aires on the same scheme by which Great Britain and China settled the status of Hong Kong.

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