Argentina still wants the Falklands
The 40th anniversary of the Malvinas war compels us to pay homage to and honour the memory of the fallen Argentine and British soldiers who lost their lives there. It should also lead us to reflect on why, four decades on from the cessation of hostilities, Argentina and the United Kingdom have not been able to resume a substantive dialogue to resolve the sovereignty dispute over the Malvinas, South Georgias and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas, despite the call made by the international community through UN resolutions.
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Forty years after the Malvinas war, Britain still acts as if the dispute is settled. It isn’t | Santiago Cafiero
I urge the UK, in line with UN resolutions, to resume negotiations over sovereignty, says the Argentine foreign minister, Santiago Cafiero
I'm honestly ashamed of the Guardian for running this piece. Thousands of residents of the Falklands have lived their entire lives there, and have made their wishes perfectly clear. The Guardian should not be entertaining this imperialistic crap.
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