Argentina Demands Dialogue With Britain On Disputed Malvinas/Falklands

[Judi Lynn]

Argentina Demands Dialogue With Britain On Disputed Malvinas/Falklands


BUENOS AIRES, June 10 (BERNAMA-NNN-Xinhua) -- The Argentine government demanded once again a "dialogue" with Britain on the sovereignty of the disputed Malvinas (Falkland) Islands.

"The Argentine government reiterates once again its full willingness to hold an open dialogue with the United Kingdom, and to strengthen the bilateral relationship for the purpose of identifying possible areas of cooperation in the South Atlantic," the Foreign Ministry said in a press release.

The Argentine government urged Britain to "resume the negotiations surrounding the issue of the Malvinas Islands," it added.

The disputed Malvinas Islands, known to the British as the Falklands, are an archipelago in the South Atlantic, located off Argentina's coast and currently controlled by Britain.

In the press release, the Argentine government reaffirmed the country's "imprescriptible sovereign rights over the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime spaces," saying they are "an integral part of the national territory."

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[Ghost Dog]

1. "Demanded" is probably bad translation: "Encourages", perhaps...

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but as I understand it, when the State of Argentina first came into existence on the mainland, asserting independence from Spain, none of the islands referred to were involved in the process...

[metalbot]

2. I don't see the rationale for why Argentina has any claim, other than "they are near us"

The residents are all British citizens, mostly of British descent. Argentina "governed" the islands for less than ten years before their own troops mutinied and left, nearly 200 years ago. If one were to support the notion that the Falkland's belong to Argentina, I would assume by the same logic that one would have to argue that the Chinese invasion of Tibet was justified, and that China has a legitimate claim to Taiwan.

[pennylane100]

3. Well als0, France is only twenty odd miles from Britain,

maybe they should be asked if Britain could be annexed, or maybe Briain could ask that France be annexed. Thos type of logic could change the shape of the world maps.

[metalbot]

4. Well, to be fair, both countries tried to annex each other a few times

...over a period of 800 years, with varying degrees of success

[pennylane100]

5. LOL, I had forgotten about that.

In fact, William the conqueror, the first leader in the current line of royals, was from Normandy, and is was at least his successor before we has an english speaking monarch.