Javier Milei and David Cameron, the British chancellor, held a brief meeting in Davos, before the Argentine president’s speech this Wednesday. The meeting discussed issues of increasing investment and trade, and as agreed by both parties, it was “warm and friendly.”

“We talked about deepening commercial ties and we put the Malvinas on the agenda,” said Milei. Furthermore, as reported on the official Casa Rosada channel, the President assured that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would advance “a solution regarding this problem.” However, this made a difference after the meeting.

In dialogue with TN, the British Foreign Ministry agreed that the meeting was good, but differed with Milei’s stance.

“The UK’s position and its continued support for the Falkland Islanders’ right to self-determination remains unchanged,” they said from London. This means that the UK is not willing to put this problem on the agenda, because for the UK it does not require a “solution.” This was due to a self-determination referendum in 2013 in which over 99% of the island’s population voted to remain under London’s protection.

Argentina does not consider this referendum legitimate and therefore supports its claim to sovereignty. The Argentine government relies on various UN resolutions that understand the Malvinas issue as “controversial” and urge dialogue.

Milei’s meeting with Cameron was intended to guide bilateral relations that lost intensity during the government of Alberto Fernández.

From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs led by Diana Mondino, they issued a statement with a much more moderate position than Milei’s statement.

“Regarding the Malvinas Question, both parties reaffirmed their positions, and committed to working on an agenda based on trust and cooperation,” they said from the Palacio San Martín.

A British spokesman sought to make it clear that the tone of the talks was similar to that expressed by Argentina’s Foreign Ministry. “They both agreed to disagree” (from a play on words “agree to disagree” in English), they said from London.