Argentina once again asserts its claim to sovereignty in Malvinasafter knowing that Britain will be present in negotiations for the return of an island to the Republic of Mauritius, on the African continent. This is a request supported by resolution 2066 of United Nations General Assembly (UN), supports the restitution of Chagos. However, under pressure from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, residents of the Malvinas Islands reported that 2013 referendum where 99.8% he chose the territory to remain attached to England.

On his Twitter account, the secretary of the Malvinas, Antarctic and South Atlantic Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, William Carmonain this way refers to the expressed intention by the UK to fulfill its international obligations and to negotiate with the Republic of Mauritius on the return chaosa small island near Madagascar, which he controlled since 1814.

“The path taken by the Republic of Mauritius, using all the tools offered by international relations and international law, is the same as that which has been promoted by the international community and our country on the issue of the Malvinas Islands.said the secretary on the social network.

He explained that Argentina had to insist that 2065 . resolution, who also remained steadfast in the UN session to negotiate the sovereignty of the Archipelago between the two countries. “We reiterate, once again, the call to the UK to resume sovereignty negotiations over the Malvinas issueCarmona said. And he added: “Argentina must continue to seek, as we do, to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the international scene to achieve the goal of restoring full exercise of sovereignty over the Malvinas. Against this backdrop, today we are closer.”

Respond to questions COUNTRY, spokesperson for Overseas office a stark difference with respect to the situation in Malvinas. “Is about two very different problems with very different stories and situations. BIOT (British Indian Ocean Territory) has no permanent population, while the Falkland Islands [Malvinas] residents and islanders have made their vision clear in 2013 referendum, when 99.8% voted for the islands to remain a self-governing British Overseas Territory,” he said.

The expressions of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Foreign Affairs Carmona were responded to by local residents of the islands. In a statement from the Legislative Council they warned that the situation between the two colonies was “incomparable” and that “The Argentine government might try to use this opportunity to support its colonial aspirations“

“The decisions made regarding the Chagos Islands, while related to sovereignty, cannot be compared to the Falkland Islands [Malvinas], the inscription says. And for this, he recalls that the referendum held in 2013 clearly expressed the islanders’ desire “to continue to be part of the British overseas family, when 99.8% voted for the islands to continue as British overseas territories that govern. alone.” .

On the other hand, the Malvinas assembly warned of the possibility that “The Argentine government will probably try to use this decision as an opportunity to support its colonial aspirations for our home. However, nothing can rewrite or overwrite the historical evidence or the human rights of the islanders.”

The Republic of Mauritius has long regarded Britain as an “illegal colonial invader”, having been ignored in 2019 the time limit given by the United Nations to return control of the disputed territory to an archipelagic state: Chago Islands.

It is an archipelago of more than 50 islands in the Indian Ocean, which the Republic of Mauritius claims as part of its territory. The names of the islands may be familiar to many, but they are the center of this persistence decolonization dispute with England.

The UN General Assembly gave the British government six months in 2019 to cede the islands in favor of Mauritius, but that period has expired. A total of 116 countries voted in favor of the resolution in May of that year, six voted against it and 56 abstained, including France and Germany.

The British government considered that the sovereignty of the islands was “bilateral issues that need to be resolved between the UK and Mauritius.” The origins of the dispute go back to 1965, three years before Great Britain granted Mauritius independence.

It was then that the British government decided to separate the Chagos Islands from their colony in the Indian Ocean and give them a different destiny. It more than 1500 local residents deported archipelago so that the largest island, Diego García, can be leased until 2036 to the United States for military bases.

The Diego García area is one of the sites used by Washington in the CIA’s controversial program secret flights and secret transportation of prisoners, known in English assurrender“

The British never allowed the Chagossians, as the original inhabitants of the island, to return to their homes. Chagossians now live mainly in Mauritius, where together with their descendants they form a community of about 5000 people. Many expressed their desperation to return to the Chagos Archipelago and said live in miserable conditions.

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