News of malvinas

UK PM insists Malvinas ‘are British and will remain British’

09-10-2024 23:03 Responding to Prime Minister’s Questions in House of Commons, Labour leader insisted that territory known in UK as the Falkland Islands “is British and will remain British,” declaring the matter to be “personal.”

MALVINAS SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTE

UK government says Malvinas Islands sovereignty ‘not up for negotiation’

07-10-2024 12:16 Spoksperson for UK PM Keir Starmer says sovereignty of the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands is "not up for negotiation," despite recent developments and remarks from Argnetina's foreign minister.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

VP Villarruel breaks ranks over Argentina-UK agreement

28-09-2024 09:54 Victoria Villarruel, Argentina’s military-loving vice-president, highlights disagreements over new accord and asks if United Kingdom is “playing us for fools”; New agreement between Buenos Aires and London is “contrary to national interest,” supports “occupation” and allows “plundering” of seas, she argues.

ARGENTINA-UK RELATIONS

Argentina and UK agree to resume flights from Córdoba to Malvinas

26-09-2024 16:38 Foreign Minister Diana Mondino and her British counterpart David Lammy agree deal to resume flights and will begin organising a visit by the families of the war dead before the end of the year.

INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT

Argentina's Mondino on Malvinas: ‘We’re the owners and they are are tenants'

24-07-2024 18:48 At an exhibit at the Rotary Club, the Foreign minister left definitions on the political situation and said the role of Argentina in international trade must be furthered. She also left a spicy definition about the islands on the South Atlantic.

FISHING ACCIDENT

Nine dead, 14 crew rescued as fishing boat sinks off Malvinas

24-07-2024 18:00 The 54-metre vessel was in the middle of a storm when it suffered a leak. 27 people were aboard. For the time being, there are 14 confirmed rescued, nine dead and four still missing.

MALVINAS SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTE

Mondino reaffirms Malvinas claim, calls for ‘mature’ relationship with UK

18-06-2024 16:56 Foreign Minister Diana Mondino speaks before UN decolonisation committee, which issues fresh call for talks between Buenos Aires and London; President Javier Milei takes to social media to reiterate his support for nation’s top diplomat as rumours over her potential exit continue.

MALVINAS SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTE

Milei admits Malvinas Islands are ‘in the hands of the UK’

06-05-2024 10:40 During an interview with the BBC, Argentina’s President says that he will never renounce his nation’s sovereignty claim over disputed Malvinas (Falkland) Islands, but admits “there is no immediate solution.” La Libertad Avanza leader offers praise for Margaret Thatcher, calling her “brilliant.”

As I see it

Looking for unity offshore

06-04-2024 06:54 Despite the diplomatic points that can be scored, the current status quo looks likely to prevail for some time to come.

by James Neilson

MALVINAS SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTE

Milei vows Malvinas 'road map' as he plays politics with sovereignty claim

02-04-2024 11:19 President Milei slams his predecessors in office and vows "new era of reconciliation with the Armed Forces" at ceremony marking 42nd anniversary of war in South Atlantic.

EDITORIAL

Poverty also in the debate

24-02-2024 06:08 Discussing figures is one thing and denialism quite another – this applies to the human rights debate and it also applies to poverty.

STRATEGIC SHIFT

Mondino ratifies Malvinas sovereignty claim to UK's Cameron

21-02-2024 22:08 Argentina’s government had mostly stayed mum following British Foreign Secretary David Cameron’s trip to the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands, but that changed Wednesday.

SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTE

‘Provocation’ – Governors slam British foreign secretary's Malvinas visit

19-02-2024 22:33 British Foreign Secretary David Cameron says London will never prioritise relations with Argentina over islanders' wishes in visit to Malvinas; Tierra del Fuego Province Governor Gustavo Melella condemns "provocation," but Javier Milei's government remains silent.

Malvinas Sovereignty Dispute

Former British PM David Cameron visits Malvinas

19-02-2024 13:29 British Foreign Minister David Cameron landed at Mount Pleasant air base on Monday as part of a two-day visit to the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands.

MALVINAS SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTE

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron to visit Malvinas Islands

18-02-2024 09:22 British government says foreign secretary will become first top official to top visit disputed Malvinas (Falkland) Islands; Date not provided for trip, which comes after President Milei re-affirmed sovereignty claim during election.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Malvinas, IMF on agenda as president meets UK foreign secretary

17-01-2024 19:59 Argentina’s libertarian leader meets with former UK prime minister David Cameron on the sidelines of the Davos summit – Malvinas and IMF support topped the agenda.

ELECTION 2023: REACTION

British PM Sunak sends congratulations to president-elect Milei

21-11-2023 13:37 Spokesperson for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says Conservative leader has sent his congratulations to Argentina's president-elect but adds that Malvinas issue is "a question resolved a long time ago."

ENVIRONMENT & ECONOMY

Illegal fishing around Malvinas could 'trigger serious diplomatic conflict'

16-10-2023 05:12 Latin American Foundation for Fisheries Sustainability lodges complaint demanding “urgent need” for the British government to stop the indiscriminate granting of fishing permits in Malvinas exclusion zone.

by Marianel Battaglia

MALVINAS DISPUTE

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly plans visit to Malvinas

02-10-2023 13:51 British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly admits to "run-in" with Argentina's government and says he will visit Islas Malvinas to underline Downing Street's support for islanders' right to self-determination.

MALVINAS

Malvinas: UK poll shows which European countries support Argentina's claim

28-09-2023 15:15 The survey also contemplated the opinion of US citizens. Spain, France, Italy and Germany, among other countries, were surveyed.

LA LIBERTAD AVANZA

‘Islander rights will be respected’ – Mondino criticised for Malvinas stance

12-09-2023 20:51 Criticism rains down on Javier Milei’s choice for foreign minister after she sparks Malvinas controversy; Mondino says in interview with British press that “decisions can no longer be imposed” on residents of disputed islands.

MALVINAS

UK newspaper indicates 72% of Brits agree with use of Malvinas

25-07-2023 13:43 UK-based Daily Express newspaper shows, via online poll, that readers do not support Downing Street’s position, which holds that the European Union’s treaty with CELAC was “out of order."

MALVINAS

Argentina hails Malvinas ‘triumph of democracy’ as EU acknowledges dispute

19-07-2023 12:44 The Argentine Foreign Ministry hailed it as “significant diplomatic progress” and said it is a new request by the international community for the United Kingdom to “resume negotiations”.

Obituary

Harold Briley, BBC journalist during South Atlantic war, dies at 92

29-06-2023 00:06 Harold Briley, most famous here as the BBC correspondent who covered the 1982 South Atlantic war, lost a long battle against cancer on Monday aged 92.

FIFA U20 WORLD CUP

Anger over covered map at Argentina's Malvinas Argentinas stadium

25-05-2023 00:22 National and provincial governments at odds over covering up of Malvinas Islands insignia at Under-20 World Cup match in Mendoza.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Jorge Argüello: ‘Our top investor is the US, our leading trade partner is China’

25-03-2023 07:00 Argentina’s ambassador to the United States talks superpowers and geopolitics, emerging economies, the US ‘grieta’ and bilateral relations with Washington.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

FOREIGN POLICY

Argentina cancels agreement with UK, re-asserts Malvinas sovereignty claim

02-03-2023 19:58 Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero informs his British counterpart James Cleverley that the so-called ‘Foradori-Duncan’ pact, agreed in 2016 under Mauricio Macri administration, has been cancelled unilaterally.

EX-BRITISH COLONEL ON MALVINAS

‘They’re people, not bodies’ – Geoffrey Cardozo, the British officer who highlights the human factor in war

10-12-2022 05:30 Ex-colonel and co-nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize Geoffrey Cardozo CBE, who became known for identifying and burying Argentine soldiers fallen in combat, recalls the crude post-war scenario and sends out a conciliatory message beyond the territorial dispute and nationality.

by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti

ISLAS MALVINAS

Argentina urges UK to resume talks over Malvinas sovereignty

03-11-2022 23:40 Spurred on by reports that Britain is willing to open sovereignty talks with Mauritius over the Chagos Islands, Argentina's Foreign Ministry again calls on the UK to begin negotiations over the Malvinas.