192 years on from the illegitimate occupation of the Malvinas Islands

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On 3 January 1833, a British naval detachment usurped the Malvinas Islands, forcibly evicting the Argentine authorities who had exercised legitimate sovereignty over the archipelago since 1820. This act of force, contrary to international law and carried out in peacetime, marked the beginning of an occupation which, 192 years later, remains an open wound for the Argentine people.

Since then, all Argentine governments have uninterruptedly reaffirmed their sovereign rights over the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas.

In this context, it is also the 60th anniversary of UN Resolution 2065, which recognises the existence of a sovereignty dispute and urges Argentina and the UK to negotiate a peaceful solution. However, the UK persists in unilateral activities and maintains a military presence in the region, ignoring the calls for dialogue made by the international community.

Argentina renews its commitment to the diplomatic path, supporting the Good Offices mission entrusted to the UN Secretary General, convinced that dialogue is the only way to resolve this sovereignty dispute.

The Malvinas are Argentine, and this question is a central issue in the foreign policy of President Javier Milei's administration. The Government and the Argentine people reaffirm, once again, 192 years after the usurpation, their inalienable right over the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas. The recovery of the effective exercise of sovereignty over these territories, respecting international law and the way of life of their inhabitants, is a permanent objective of the Argentine people, as enshrined in our National Constitution.

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192 years on from the illegitimate occupation of the Malvinas Islands