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London responds to Milei: “The Falkland Islands are British”

From ANSA · () Italian

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  • British Defence Minister Wes Streeting said the Falkland Islands are British and described London’s commitment to them as absolute and unwavering.
  • His statement followed Argentine President Javier Milei’s announcement of projects to reinforce Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the islands.
  • Streeting said the islanders’ choice to remain British determines the islands’ status, while Argentina calls them the Malvinas.

Britain has answered Javier Milei’s renewed focus on the disputed islands with an unequivocal message: “The Falkland Islands are British.”

The Falkland Islands are British.

· Wes StreetingThe British defence minister reaffirmed the United Kingdom’s position on the disputed islands.

Defence Minister Wes Streeting issued the statement on X after Argentina’s president announced a series of projects aimed at strengthening Argentina’s sovereignty over the islands, which Argentina calls the Malvinas.

Our commitment to them is absolute and unwavering.

· Wes StreetingHe described Britain’s commitment to the Falkland Islands after Javier Milei’s announcement.

Streeting said Britain’s commitment to the islands was “absolute and unwavering.” He also dismissed Milei’s announcement as more revealing of Argentine domestic politics than of the Falkland Islands themselves.

Milei’s statement tells us more about Argentine domestic politics than about the Falkland Islands.

· Wes StreetingHe criticized the Argentine president’s announcement.

“The Falklands are British because the people of the Falklands choose to be,” Streeting wrote. The islands remain a British overseas territory and are claimed by Argentina.

The Falklands are British because the people of the Falklands choose to be.

· Wes StreetingHe cited the islanders’ choice as the basis for Britain’s position.
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