My country’s claim to sovereignty did not end in 1982, Cafiero emphasized in an article published this Saturday in the British newspaper The Guardian, marking the 40th anniversary of the war between the two countries.

According to Argentina’s head of diplomacy, although the events that sparked the war and their details are known to the British public, it is often forgotten that since 1965, and for 16 years, there has been a process of bilateral negotiations based on mandates. of UN resolutions.

Pretending that the dispute does not exist or does not pose an obstacle in our bilateral relationship is “naive,” said Cafiero, who assured that in the London and Buenos Aires negotiations, the main issue was the sovereignty of the territory located in the South Atlantic. , and they explore concrete alternatives to resolve the dispute.

He also recalled that the Argentine government recently put forward a concrete proposal to improve connectivity between the islands and Argentina by re-establishing regular flights.

More flights means more trade, more tourism and more dialogue, as we did in the past, added the foreign minister, who stressed that war would not resolve territorial disputes recognized by the international community.

The day before, in an interview provided to BBC Mundo, the president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, also ratified his government’s commitment to resolving disputes with Britain by peaceful means.

The president ruled out, however, the possibility of agreeing to the joint administration of the territory or other alternatives that violated his country’s sovereign rights.

The conciliatory position promoted by Argentine authorities contrasts, however, with that adopted by London, which this Saturday reaffirmed through Foreign Secretary Liz Truss that the Falkland Islands, as the Malvinas are called in Britain, are part of the “British family and we will always stand up for the rights of the Argentineans.” them to determine their own destiny.”

Beginning on April 2, 1982, after the occupation of the islands by Argentine forces, the Falklands War ended on June 14 of the same year, with a balance of 650 fighters from the South American nation killed, while Britain reported 255 casualties.

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