2023-11-21 20:30:00
A first diplomatic crisis in perspective? Elected president of Argentina on the night of Sunday November 19 to Monday November 20 with 55.95% of the vote, the “anarcho-capitalist” Javier Milei presented during his campaign various measures that he intends to put in place. Argentine peso replaced by the dollar, end of abortion for women, free sale of organs…
In addition to reducing the role of the State in the economy and society, Javier Milei believes that Argentina has “non-negotiable sovereignty over the Falklands”. A release forty years after the Falklands War, which saw the United Kingdom victorious against the military junta.
Falklands War
During his campaign, Javier Milei did not hide his wish to see this archipelago of 750 islands and islets with an area of more than 12,000 km² return to the Argentinian fold. Since 1833, the United Kingdom has controlled these islands, with the establishment of settlers and the development of fishing and agriculture. A presence contested by Argentina which invaded the Falkland Islands in April 1982. It was the start of the Falklands War (French-speaking name of the archipelago).
The United Kingdom, under the authority of its Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, reacted vigorously. A fleet, loaded with troops, sets sail from England for a crossing of 12,000 kilometers, in order to retake the islands. At the end of a three-month war and at the cost of 649 Argentine and 255 British deaths, the United Kingdom retook the Falkland archipelago. Argentina’s defeat causes the fall of the military junta, while the Iron Lady enjoys increased popularity.
“The Falkland Islands are British”
On X (formerly Twitter), Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps warned: “The Falkland Islands are British. It is non-negotiable and undeniable. » A referendum in 2013 confirmed this attachment, with 99.8% of the 3,000 inhabitants voting to remain a British Overseas Territory. The archipelago is also permanently protected by a ship of His Majesty, which also ensures the protection of its exclusive economic zone.
The Falkland Islands are British. That is non-negotiable and undeniable ��������
99.8% of islanders voted to remain British and we will always defend their right to self-determination and the UK’s sovereignty with @HMS_Forth now back to protect the islands.
— Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (@grantshapps) November 21, 2023
“The Falklands mission focuses on comforting and supporting the island community, visiting outlying hamlets, settlements and individual farms and conducting joint training with the RAF, Army and authorities on a multitude of tasks, explains the Royal Navy on its website, search and rescue support, fisheries protection and general maritime transport, security in the region. »
During a debate during the campaign, Javier Milei nevertheless seemed to favor dialogue over potential conflict: “We had a war – which we lost – and now we must do everything possible to recover the islands through diplomacy . »
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