Lula promises continued support for Argentina's claim over the Falkland Islands
Tuesday, January 24th 2023 - 09:30 UTC
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The Falkland Islands Question was not absent from the long joint cooperation declaration signed in Buenos Aires by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his host Alberto Fernandez, as pointed out in Article 81. The two leaders met in the Argentine capital in the context of the summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac), starting Monday.
“The president of Brazil renewed his country's support for the legitimate rights of Argentina in its dispute with the United Kingdom relative to the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, and surrounding maritime spaces. President Fernandez thanked the standing support from Brazil to the Argentine position in the Malvinas Question, reflected in the traditional position from Brazil referred to the events to 1833 and the numerous statements adopted by regional and multilateral forae in which they were addressed. They affirmed that the military presence of the United Kingdom in the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and surrounding maritime spaces is contrary to the region's policy of adherence to the search for a peaceful solution for the sovereignty dispute and reiterated their rejection to such presence as well as display of military exercises, which violate the UN General Assembly Resolutions, particularly Resolution 31/49,” the declaration reads.
Furthermore Article 74 somehow also can be said to address such a situation by “underlining the importance of respecting the preeminence of International Law, including International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, and complying with all the principles of the United Nations charter, emphasizing the international obligation of respecting the sovereignty of States and their territorial integrity. To that respect negotiations and diplomacy are the best solutions for conflicts and always preferable to guarantee peace and international security”.
Fernández and Lula met Monday morning at Casa Rosada in what is regarded as the relaunching of bilateral ties after the Jair Bolsonaro years.
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