Argentina rejects the visit of a senior British official to the Malvinas Islands

On Thursday, the Argentine government rejected the visit of the UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, David Routley, to the Malvinas Islands. “In the framework of the practice of illegal British occupation” he urged London to “comply with the repeated mandate of the international community and put an end to the outdated colonial status” which it has maintained in those territories since 1833.

This is what was expressed in A Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Argentina after learning of the presence of Routley – who is also Minister for the Americas, Caribbean and Overseas Territories at the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office – in the South Atlantic archipelago.

The national government indicated that “the aforementioned visit took place Within the framework of the illegal British occupation The Malvinas Islands, the South Georgia Islands, the South Sandwich Islands and their surrounding marine areas, which, as an integral part of the Argentine national territory, are subject to the law The sovereignty dispute recognized by the United Nations“.

In this context, he emphasized that “– Restoring the full exercise of sovereignty On the islands of Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich and the surrounding sea spaces, in accordance with international law and respect for the way of life of the islanders, constitutes State policy stipulated in its national constitution“.

He again called on the United Kingdom to “resume negotiations on sovereignty.” “In compliance with Resolution 2065 (of the United Nations) and other resolutions issued by the General Assembly and its Special Committee on Decolonization.”

“The UK must adhere to the repeated decisions Mandate the international community and put an end to the outdated colonial situation Which it has held in part of Argentine territory since 1833,” the official document ends.