Argentina presidential candidate teases plan to wrestle Falkland Islands from UK

A presidential candidate in Argentina’s elections, Javier Milei, is demanding an settlement with the UK to resolve the long-standing dispute over the Falkland Islands.

He claimed: “The Malvinas Islands are Argentine. Sovereignty cannot be relinquished. It is true that there was a war in which we lost.

“Now we’re proposing an answer in order that the islands return to Argentina and attain an settlement with England as China did with Hong Kong,” he said in an interview with Radio Continental.

It is a departure from the traditional national position, which has claimed sovereignty over the Falklands without compromise.

He argued in reaching an agreement with the UK it would prevent any escalation of military action.

The Foreign Ministry’s Secretary for Malvinas Islands Affairs, Guillermo Carmona, slammed the proposal and accused Milei of “de-Malvinasing” ideas that “violate the Constitution and worldwide regulation”.

Mr Milei confused his get together doesn’t need a navy resolution and acknowledged the views of the British residents who dwell on the Falklands.

The Malvinas Argentinas Observatory of Río Negro expressed its rejection of Mondino’s place, accusing her of ignorance relating to Argentine rights over the Malvinas Islands.

The Observatory criticised her stance for probably endorsing the colonialist methods of the United Kingdom and undermining Argentine sovereignty.

For Malvinas veterans, Mondino’s and Milei’s beliefs signify a coverage that surrenders Argentine sovereignty and jeopardises nationwide pursuits.