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Milei Government Says Falklands Claim Is “Peaceful, Diplomatic and Not Military”

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Argentine government spokesman Adrián Ravier rejected comparisons between President Javier Milei’s Falklands sovereignty claim and the military strategy of the 1982 dictatorship.
  • Argentina plans sanctions on companies involved in natural-resource projects around the islands and is building a military base in Tierra del Fuego.
  • Ravier said the measures are unilateral, fully funded by Argentina and intended to strengthen the country’s position in the South Atlantic and its projection toward Antarctica.

Argentina’s government is insisting that its renewed claim to sovereignty over the Falkland Islands will remain “peaceful, diplomatic and not military.” Government spokesman Adrián Ravier rejected comparisons with the strategy of the last military dictatorship, whose 1982 invasion led to war with the United Kingdom.

“The claim that everyone heard in the national broadcast is a peaceful, diplomatic and not military claim. Javier Milei’s government is democratic. Any connection people try to make seems mistaken,” Ravier said at a news conference at the Casa Rosada.

Milei has announced sanctions against companies exploiting natural resources in the islands, as well as against their directors and suppliers. The government is also building a military base in Tierra del Fuego in response to the Sea Lion oil project, promoted by Israel’s Navitas together with Britain’s Rockhopper in waters around the archipelago.

The claim that everyone heard in the national broadcast is a peaceful, diplomatic and not military claim. Javier Milei’s government is democratic. Any connection people try to make seems mistaken.

· Adrián RavierArgentina’s government spokesman rejected comparisons between Milei’s policy and the 1982 military dictatorship’s strategy.

Ravier denied that Argentina’s higher Defense Ministry budget reflected a possible war scenario involving the islands. He said the naval base would be financed entirely with Argentine funds and denied that the United States would contribute. Its purpose, he said, would be to strengthen Argentina’s position in the South Atlantic and its reach toward Antarctica.

He also said the measures were unilateral and that Milei had not asked U.S. President Donald Trump or Israeli officials for anything. The clarification followed Trump’s suggestion that he might change his position and support Argentine sovereignty, and Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir’s call for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to recognize the islands as “occupied Argentine territory.” Argentina has claimed sovereignty over the islands, which Britain has administered since occupying them in 1833. The 1982 war killed 649 Argentines, 255 Britons and three islanders, and did not change the islands’ status.

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· Itamar Ben GvirThe Israeli security minister used the phrase while urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to recognize the islands as Argentine territory.
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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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