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More than 40 agribusiness groups back Milei’s Malvinas sovereignty measures with strong message

From La Nación · () Spanish

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  • The Argentine Agroindustrial Council, representing more than 40 organizations, backed measures announced by President Javier Milei to reinforce Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands.
  • The proposals include more resources for an integrated naval base in Tierra del Fuego, changes to sovereignty legislation and stricter controls on unauthorized operations.
  • The council said protecting natural resources and strengthening Argentina’s presence in the South Atlantic would support trade, fishing and economic development.

More than 40 agribusiness organizations have endorsed Javier Milei’s new measures concerning the Falkland Islands, framing the issue as both a sovereignty question and an economic priority.

The Argentine Agroindustrial Council said it supported the government’s “comprehensive defense of sovereign rights in the South Atlantic and the Falkland Islands.” Milei announced the measures during a national broadcast on Thursday. They include increased Defense Ministry resources to advance construction of an Integrated Naval Base in Tierra del Fuego.

We support the government’s recent announcements aimed at comprehensively defending sovereign rights in the South Atlantic and the Falkland Islands.

· Argentine Agroindustrial CouncilThe council endorsed Milei’s measures in a post on X.

The government also plans to submit a National Sovereignty Defense bill. The proposal would amend Law No. 26,659 to punish companies linked to unauthorized operations. It would also introduce sworn declarations for hydrocarbon procedures and include the RIGI investment regime.

The council said protecting natural resources and strictly sanctioning unauthorized operations would defend Argentina’s territorial integrity and maritime economic potential. “There is no sustainable development without defending what is ours,” it said.

There is no sustainable development without defending what is ours.

· Argentine Agroindustrial CouncilThe council linked sovereignty and natural-resource protection to economic development.

Led by Gustavo Idígoras, the council includes exporters, crop-chain organizations, grain exchanges and groups representing regional economies. It said a stronger Argentine presence in Tierra del Fuego and the South Atlantic would reinforce a logistical, bioceanic and industrial axis important to foreign trade, fishing and the southern provinces’ economic development.

The Argentine Rural Society also backed Milei’s announcement, calling national sovereignty a historic priority and supporting the package of measures to protect the country’s natural resources.

Sovereignty, the rule of law and productive development for the whole country.

· Argentine Agroindustrial CouncilThe council’s closing formulation summarized its support for the measures.
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