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Dialogue is exactly what Argentina is asking for to solve the “Question of the Malvinas Islands”, a 182-year old sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom over the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas. Located just 187 nautical miles off the Patagonian coast, Malvinas are deeply ingrained in Argentina's society. All Argentines without distinction feel with similar intensity a sense of dispossession regarding this part of our national territory. This has been so since 1833, when the United Kingdom invaded the islands expelling the Argentine population and authorities and implanting its own instead.
Although in the United States it is often exclusively associated to its most tragic episode--the 1982 conflict--the “Question of the Malvinas Islands” is not only a truly national cause but a regional and global issue that demands dialogue and negotiation. Argentina is not alone in its endeavor for dialogue over Malvinas. The international community has repeatedly expressed its strong support to Argentina's position. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the adoption of Resolution 2065 by the UN General Assembly, the first of its kind to recognize the existence of the sovereignty dispute and to call upon its sole two parties, the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom, to rehttp://www.usmessageboard.com/forums/latin-america.122/create-threadach a settlement by means of negotiations. Since then, more than forty UN resolutions have followed suit to no avail.
In stark contrast with Argentina's permanent call for dialogue, the United Kingdom has ignored all appeals made by the international community to resume negotiations and, instead, relies on a belligerent attitude that reminds us of anachronistic colonialism. The militarization of the South Atlantic--currently encompassing military exercises, the launching of missiles in the area and a growing military budget--has been strongly condemned by Latin America, a peaceful region free of nuclear weapons.
Malvinas: All Argentina Is Saying Is Give Dialogue a Chance
Blah, blah, blah. I would almost find these recent attempts silly except for this:
Race is on to tap 1bn barrels of oil in the Falkland Islands
Although in the United States it is often exclusively associated to its most tragic episode--the 1982 conflict--the “Question of the Malvinas Islands” is not only a truly national cause but a regional and global issue that demands dialogue and negotiation. Argentina is not alone in its endeavor for dialogue over Malvinas. The international community has repeatedly expressed its strong support to Argentina's position. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the adoption of Resolution 2065 by the UN General Assembly, the first of its kind to recognize the existence of the sovereignty dispute and to call upon its sole two parties, the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom, to rehttp://www.usmessageboard.com/forums/latin-america.122/create-threadach a settlement by means of negotiations. Since then, more than forty UN resolutions have followed suit to no avail.
In stark contrast with Argentina's permanent call for dialogue, the United Kingdom has ignored all appeals made by the international community to resume negotiations and, instead, relies on a belligerent attitude that reminds us of anachronistic colonialism. The militarization of the South Atlantic--currently encompassing military exercises, the launching of missiles in the area and a growing military budget--has been strongly condemned by Latin America, a peaceful region free of nuclear weapons.
Malvinas: All Argentina Is Saying Is Give Dialogue a Chance
Blah, blah, blah. I would almost find these recent attempts silly except for this:
Race is on to tap 1bn barrels of oil in the Falkland Islands
