Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero crossed over today with his British counterpart James Cleverly via Twitter, where I reminded him that England “violated the territorial integrity of Argentina for 190 years” and repeating the proposal “adopt a new bilateral agenda regarding the South Atlantic”, within the framework of the recent controversy confession from European Union for questions Malvinas by signing the inclusion of this issue in the recent final declaration summit of heads of state from that block and from Latin American and Caribbean Community (CELAC).
He chancellor of England wrote on social networks that the inhabitants of the Falkland Islands “have the right to choose their own future“, he commented that “99.8% of them choose to be part of the British family” and considers that Argentina and the EU “must listening to his democratic elections”.
In response to Cleverly’s statement, Cafiero quoted the tweet and opened the thread in response. “Dear Secretary @JamesCleverly: the Britain violated Argentina’s territorial integrity for 190 years. I remind you that according to UN General Assembly Resolution 1514 self-determination does not apply to the inhabitants of Malvinas“, published this afternoon.
In a series of messages, Argentina’s foreign minister confirmed that, despite what his British counterpart put forward, “His alleged ‘referndum’ has no value for International Law nor does it change the provisions of more than 50 United Nations resolutions, nor does Britain’s obligation to end colonialism in all its forms and resolve disputes peacefully.
Argentina’s head of diplomacy also stated that “in a world where international relations must be based on rules, respect for international law is essential and, in particular, the territorial integrity of the United States” and thanks the “recent categorical expressions of CELAC and the EU in this regard”.
Then Cafiero reconfirmed to Cleverly the the proposal she had sent him on March 2nd within the framework of the G20 Summit: “Adopting a new bilateral agenda regarding the South Atlantic and continue the formal negotiation process within the framework of UN General Assembly Resolution 2065,” said the Foreign Minister.
Santiago Cafiero criticizes Clarn for “lying” about the Malvinas agreement
The Chancellor has a provide agitation on social networks. This morning, in another Twitter post, Cafiero questions Clarn’s newspaper for “lying” in connection with the agreement signed by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU) after the two-regional summit meeting in Brussels, where acknowledged the existence of a dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom on the sovereignty of the Malvinas Islands.
“While the world’s press reflects the facts, Clan chose to lie. They did the same thing when we canceled the embarrassing Foradori-Duncan ‘deal’. He Argentina’s diplomatic triumph is very strong: for the first time, the bi-regional declaration includes the Malvinas Question,” Cafiero said in a statement posted on his Twitter account.
In a note published in today’s edition, the morning paper stated just that EU “has not changed its position on this issue”when referring to Argentina’s claim to sovereignty over the islands in the South Atlantic, and doubting that the treaty was “an appeal to Britain to negotiate with Argentina.”
“There isn’t any the statements quoted in the Clarn article contradict the facts that for the first time in the history of EU-CELAC bi-regional relations, the European Union officially recognized in our joint statement position on the Malvinas QuestionCafiero said.
On his Twitter thread, the foreign minister citing other media covers communication in which the achievements of this Argentine diplomacy has obtained a statement from the EU about the Cause of Malvinas and the existence of disputes over the sovereignty of the archipelago.
“That is not an achievement of the Government. If we put something in its true dimension, we have to understand it Malvinas is a pillar of the foreign policy of the State of Argentina. Malvinas is a national cause,” said Cafiero.
In line with that, said the presidential spokesperson Gabriela Cerrutivia his Twitter account: “Malvinas is a national cause. Achievements belong to everyone. It’s a shame that some media privilege their positions to generate hatred and anger. Malvinas brought us together. #Malvinas #ArgentinaUnida!”.
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