Milei restates Argentina’s sovereignty claim over Falkland Islands
Argentine President Javier Milei has reaffirmed his country’s claim to the islands known in Britain as the Falklands and in Argentina as the Malvinas. Speaking at the UN General Assembly, he called the dispute a national cause and urged a peaceful solution.
Argentine President Javier Milei has reaffirmed Argentina’s claim to sovereignty over the islands known in Britain as the Falklands and in Argentina as the Malvinas. Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, Milei described the islands as a key national issue and said the Malvinas were a national cause for Argentina. He urged the parties to find a peaceful solution to the dispute.
His remarks came as tensions with London over the disputed archipelago were described as growing. The source material also describes Milei as a strong ally of US President Donald Trump. It does not provide details of any immediate British response to the speech.
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