Argentine President
Urges Britain To Discuss Falklands Issue
BUENOS AIRES - Argentine President Cristina
Fernandez de Kirchner on Monday called on
Britain to discuss the contentious issue of
the Malvinas Islands, also known as
the Falklands.
"We want to sit down to discuss with the
United Kingdom about the issue, taking into
account the islands' interests," Fernandez
said during the inauguration of the 128th
ordinary period of the Congress Sessions.
She made this proposal following the
suggestion of the United Nations.
Fernandez said her country "will continue
complying with the diplomatic line and the
international law to condemn the colonial
obstruction that the United Kingdom wants to
keep in the Malvinas Islands."
Britain cannot continue having sovereignty
over that area, because the United Kingdom
is located 14,000 km away from the Malvinas
Islands, the president argued.
Fernandez also expressed her thanks for the
support given by the recent Latin America
and Caribbean Unity Summit. "I am proud of
having got the strongest support to our
issue of the Malvinas," she said. |
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