The Chancellor presides santiago cafierocalled upon their British counterparts in the country to express Argentine “protest” against the possible presence of troops from Kosovo, in the Malvinas Islands, sent by the United Kingdom.

In this way, the Palace of San Martin refers to “announcements published in the media regarding the alleged assembly Kosovo will decide to send up to seven members of the Security Forces (KBS) to the Falkland Islands from Kosovo, within the framework of a “peace support operation in accordance with the agreement signed with Great Britain on the incorporation of KBS personnel into British infantry troops at Malvinas”.

To that end, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned British ambassador Kirsty Hayes on Tuesday afternoon the 6th “to conveys the Government’s strong rejection of the UK’s intention to introduce a new military actor in the Malvinas Archipelago, an integral part of the territory of Argentina unlawfully occupied by that country“, according to the statement.

Similarly, it was determined that the Malvinas secretary, Antarctica and South Atlantic, William Karmona, and Deputy Secretary of Foreign Policy, claudo rozencwaigdelivered an “official letter of protest” to Ambassador Hayes.

This was disclosed by the officials “the military initiative by the United Kingdom was an unwarranted show of force”.

They also emphasized that it meant a “deliberate departure from the calls for various resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly and other international forums urging Argentina and the United Kingdom to continue negotiations, to find a peaceful and definitive solution to the sovereignty dispute involving the two countries in the Malvinas Islands Issue”.

The Malvinas Islands were annexed in 1833 by the United Kingdom and, despite United Nations Resolution 2065 (XX) in 1965, Britain refuses to sit down on “sovereignty disputes”.

Within the framework of the call, officials pointed out that the initiative “is specifically contrary to United Nations General Assembly Resolution 31/49, which urged both parties (Argentina and the United Kingdom) to refrain from adopting unilateral action decisions that imply recognition of changes in the current situation of the Archipelago.” is going through the negotiation process recommended by the same Assembly”.

“In the same way -says the communiqué-, it is contradictory General Assembly resolution 41/11 (Zone of Peace and Cooperation in the South Atlantic) which, among other provisions, urges nations in all other territories, especially militarily important nations, to respect the South Atlantic area with care as a zone of peace and cooperation, in particular through the reduction and eventual elimination of its military presence in this region”.

Likewise, Carmona and Rozencwaig added to that “an extra-regional military presence on the islands is categorically contrary to the permanent desire of the Republic of Argentina to resolve disputes by peaceful means.in accordance with international law and relevant UN resolutions”.

In parallel, they reaffirmed “once again Argentina’s sovereignty over the Malvinas, South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands, and the adjacent maritime space, which form an integral part of the national territory of the Argentine Republic and, unlawfully occupied by the British Empire from Great Britain and Northern Ireland.” “.

Within that framework, The officials recalled that Malvinas “is the subject of a dispute over sovereignty which was recognized by the United Nations through Resolution 2065 and later by the General Assembly, as well as other international organizations and forums, and reiterated the Government’s willingness to continue negotiations to resolve the dispute peacefully.”

Carmona said on his Twitter account that the announcement of the participation of Kosovar troops in the military exercises in Malvinas “is an unacceptable provocation”. “That’s why we summoned the British ambassador in Argentina to formalize our protest,” he explained.

“Britain must respect international law, demilitarize our island, refrain from taking unilateral actions as we protested on this occasion, and continue negotiations on matters of sovereignty.” claims the secretary of Malvinas, Antarctica, and the South Atlantic.