A new diplomatic juncture occurred between great Britain And Argentina by Falkland Islands This Thursday, March 2nd. It happened after the chancellor santiago cafiero communicated that the country was ending the so-called pact”Foradori-Duncan”, which forms an understanding for the exploitation of natural resources in the archipelago and “promotes economic growth”. The national government’s political decisions have been informed by Cafiero to his British counterpart James Cleverleyin a face-to-face meeting at New Delhi.

Hours later, a unequivocal statement came in response that Cleverly himself, representing the British government, was responsible for expression. “The Falkland Islands belong to England. Islanders have the right to determine their own future: they have chosen to remain a self-governing British Overseas Territory,” he wrote. British Foreign Secretary In twitter.

The second meeting took place in parallel with the realization of the RI DPR Leadership Summit G20 in the capital India. There, the Argentine official revealed the decision to break a deal they had agreed in 2016 Carlos Foradorithen Vice Chancellor of the Presidency Mauricio Macriand England Alan Duncanwhich fulfills the same role for the British crown.

At that time, the signature of understanding that Argentina left today proposed to the current government a series of concessions to European governments under the pretext of “removing all obstacles that limit economic growth and sustainable development of the Malvinas Islands.”

The British Foreign Secretary made his disagreement with the decision known on his social network profile.

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Within the framework of the official meeting, Argentina’s foreign minister indicated that the country has proposed continuing negotiations on the issue of sovereignty. Because of this, he put forward an “issue agenda” that, “at the very least”, should form part of future negotiations, with which the government of Alberto Fernández claims to have fulfilled the mandate of United Nations General Assembly and from Decolonization Committee.

He Ministry of Foreign Affairs led by Cafiero, argued that the content of the pact “makes concessions to British interests in the region and backs down primarily in its fair claims of sovereignty,” according to the body at the time. late . Within this framework, the Argentine government warned that the agreement opens the door to “illegal” exploitation of fish or mineral resources.

The agreement between Argentina and the UK, which emerged in 2016 as a result of exchanges between Undersecretary of State Carlos Foradori and Alan Duncan, caused quite a stir at the time because of the various versions surrounding the celebration.

At the time his memoirs were published, the British diplomat recounted that his Argentine counterpart was “drunk” during the reign that resulted in the pact between the two countries, and boasted of having achieved additional flight concessions to the islands in this way.

Foradori at that time was quick to refute Duncan’s statement. “Such statements are absolutely false and never in 40 years have I had professional behavior that is inconsistent with professional morality and decency,” said the former vice-chancellor of Argentina.

The meeting took place on 12 September 2016, at the residence of the British Embassy in Argentina. The details are narrated by Duncan in his book In the Thick of It: A Minister’s Personal Diary (In a whirlwind: A minister’s Intimate Diary).

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