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Kast backs Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands after meeting Milei

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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  • Chilean President José Antonio Kast reaffirmed support for Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands after meeting Argentine President Javier Milei in Santiago.
  • Kast called on Argentina and the United Kingdom to resume negotiations toward a peaceful and lasting settlement covering the islands and surrounding maritime areas.
  • The presidents also recognized Chilean sovereignty over the Strait of Magellan, while Kast thanked Milei for his commitment to pursuing the arrest and extradition of former guerrilla member Galvarino Apablaza.

José Antonio Kast again placed Chile behind Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands, calling for negotiations with the United Kingdom to restart as soon as possible. The position emerged from his bilateral meeting with Javier Milei in Santiago and appeared in a joint statement issued by the two governments.

Kast said the talks should seek “a peaceful and definitive solution to the sovereignty dispute” involving the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, as well as the surrounding maritime areas. Milei thanked Chile for its traditional support on the issue.

The Argentine president also said efforts would be valued to prevent the consolidation of what he described as illegal logistical activities in the disputed zone, particularly in the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas and fishing resources. The meeting took place hours before Milei was due to deliver an anticipated address to the Argentine nation focused on the sovereignty claim.

a peaceful and definitive solution to the sovereignty dispute

· José Antonio KastHe described the outcome Chile wants from renewed negotiations between Argentina and the United Kingdom.

Milei had described the Falklands dispute as Argentina’s “most important and sacred” cause while thanking Donald Trump for a statement suggesting Washington could change its position and support Argentina’s sovereignty claim. Milei also met U.S. Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy Sarah Rogers in Santiago, although no details of that meeting were released.

Kast had expressed the same support during a visit to Argentina in April. During the meeting, the presidents also recognized Chilean sovereignty over the entire Strait of Magellan, shortly after Chile protested remarks by Argentine Air Force Chief of Staff Gustavo Javier Valverde concerning sovereignty in the area. Kast further thanked Milei for pledging to move quickly on the arrest and extradition of former guerrilla member Galvarino Apablaza, who has lived under asylum in Argentina for decades and is accused of taking part in the 1991 murder of a senator from Chile’s ruling Independent Democratic Union.

most important and sacred

· Javier MileiHe used these words to describe Argentina’s claim over the Falkland Islands.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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