Falklands 30 year anniversary: Argentina’s islands claim based on ‘myth’

Mrs Kirchner attempted to persuade the committee that the Argentines and the
British should open discussions about the sovereignty of the Falkland
Islands with a view to placing the island under Argentinian rule.

But Mr Edwards dismissed the claims as based “myth and rumour”.

“One of the big problems we face always is that when Argentina goes anywhere
in the world they… will always finish a meeting with ‘do you support our
right to negotiate with the United Kingdom over the sovereignty of the
Falklands’,” he told Radio 4’s Today programme from New York.

“It is a very innocent question. But inside that innocent question is that the
sovereignty of our Islands is written into the Argentina constitution, so
any negotiations have a pre-determined outcome.”

“We believe the Argentine claim is based on myth and rumour, which dates back
to 1985 when the put the latest case to the United Nations.”

Argentina has claimed that Britain is illegally occupying what they call the
Islas Malvinas and that the population of 3,000 has been put there by the
British.

Mr Edwards had earlier told The Daily Telegraph: “All nations of the
world have the right to determine their own future.

“That is enshrined in the United Nations charter. It is the cornerstone of the
United Nations charter and denying people that basic human right is against
the United Nations charter.

“So if Britain and Argentina discuss the sovereignty of the islands
without including the Falkland Islands that would be wrong. But the
Argentinians believe we are an implanted population and we have no rights.”

On Thursday night, Mrs Kirchner addressed a United Nations decolonisation
committee over her country’s claim to the islands.

She also attacked Britain over its decision to fly the Falkland Islands flag
above Downing Street to mark the 30th anniversary of the end of the
conflict, suggesting that the Government should feel “ashamed”.

Her comments will fuel the war of words between Britain and Argentina and came
hours after David Cameron said he was not prepared to play a “game of
global Monopoly” with the islands and that they would remain a British
territory.

The Prime Minister delivered a strongly-worded speech in which he said there
would be “no negotiation” over the future of the islands.

Speaking on the 30th anniversary of the end of the Falklands conflict, Mr
Cameron said he had no wish to stoke a row with Argentina.

But he added: “When it comes to the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands,
there will be absolutely no negotiation.

Mrs Kirchner’s attendance at the UN committee is thought to be the first time
any head of state has addressed such a low-level committee.

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