Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero assured that a British military presence in the Malvinas Islands was “unacceptable”. It was during a speech he gave this Tuesday before the two-continent South Atlantic Zone of Peace and Cooperation (ZPCSA) forum meeting in Cape Verde.

“The presence of an extra-regional military force in the South Atlantic, whose behavior is inconsistent with contemporary practices and multilateralism and international law, is unacceptable,” the Argentine official said, clearly referring to British troops.

Cafiero remembers that “since 1833 my country has suffered from the illegal occupation of parts of its territory by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”, and thanked the Zone Members’ “continued support for calls to resume bilateral sovereignty negotiations.”

“Argentina has been, is and will always be willing to once again engage in diplomatic negotiations with the United Kingdom on the Malvinas issue. We are people of peace and dignity. We very much appreciate statements against Britain’s unilateral actions in disputed territory,” he stressed. .

Additionally, the foreign minister drew attention “to the recent deployment in the Malvinas Islands of members of the so-called ‘Kosovo Security Forces’.” I confirm it “This is an illegal and disproportionate show of force by the UK” for “considering the entry of extra-regional actors into the South Atlantic unrelated to sovereignty disputes.”

What is the South Atlantic Zone of Peace and Cooperation?

That Ministerial Meeting VIII South Atlantic Zone of Peace and Cooperation (ZPCSA) The meeting brought together 24 countries from South America and Africa to discuss issues related to defence, security, conservation, environment and cooperation between the two regions, including the issue of Malvinas.

After a decade without meeting, the goal is to achieve Zone reactivation, transfer of the Pro Tempore Presidency from Uruguay to Cape Verde, and adoption of a new Political Declaration and Plan of Action.

Cafiero attended the meeting accompanied by the Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Luciana Tito, and the Secretary for Malvinas, Antarctica and the South Atlantic, Guillermo Carmona.