The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth and Development, James Cleverly, stated that “The Falkland Islands are British property” and defending self-determination of the kelpersafter the government’s decision to end the Foradori-Duncan pact.

“The Falkland Islands belong to England. Islanders have the right to determine their own future: has voted to remain a self-governing British Overseas Territory”Cleverly said on his Twitter account.

The British secretary is a person who information was received from Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero about the dissolution of the agreement within the framework of the meeting in New Delhiin the middle of the G20 Foreign Ministers Summit.

Meanwhile, the British Ambassador in Buenos Aires, Kirsty Hayes, regretted the Foreign Ministry’s decision and considered it it was the “big deal”.

“In 2016 Argentina and the United Kingdom reached a historic agreement which, inter alia, launched the identification process that fell on the islands after more than 30 years. We regret that the Argentine government has now decided to abandon this important agreement,” he wrote on his Twitter account.

ARGENTINA’S RESPONSE

The secretary of Malvinas, Antarctica and South Atlantic at Argentina’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Guillermo Carmona, went to the Hayes crossing and clarified that the identification process did not begin during Mauricio Macri’s administration.

“Dear Ambassador @AmbKirstyHayes, it is very unfortunate that you are trying to bypass the #Malvinas victim identification process as part of the Joint Communiqué. This is an obligation of international humanitarian law enshrined in an agreement involving the UK, ARG and the ICRC,” said Carmona.

Via a thread of tweets, he pointed out: “It is not true that this process started in 2016 and much less with Foradori-Duncan. This type of approach reveals your government’s reluctance to comply with international law. That his proposal falls within the framework of humanitarian obligations is, besides being regrettable, unacceptable.”

“We confirm the willingness of the Argentine government to continue negotiations on the issue of sovereignty. Please, don’t make humanity a bargaining chip for other interests that undermines the project to identify the fallen,” Carmona said.

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