Argentina’s President Milei draws pushback over his Falklands War speech

Milei’s Vision for Falklands Sovereignty Divides Argentina

Argentine President Javier Milei ignited fierce backlash during a speech commemorating the 43rd anniversary of the Falklands War. His remarks, delivered in Buenos Aires instead of the traditional ceremony in Tierra del Fuego, diverged sharply from Argentina’s historical stance on the sovereignty of the British-controlled archipelago known locally as Las Malvinas. Milei suggested that his […]

Argentina’s President Milei draws pushback over his Falklands War speech

Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei has marked the anniversary of his nation’s failed 1982 attempt to forcibly wrest the Falkland Islands from Britain by expressing hope that the island’s residents...

Argentina’s president draws pushback over Falklands War speech

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Argentina's President Milei draws pushback over his Falklands War speech

Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei has marked the anniversary of his nation’s failed 1982 attempt to forcibly wrest the Falkland Islands from Britain by expressing hope that the island’s residents may one day choose to be Argentine rather than British.

The President invited the islanders to become Argentines, when the Constitution already says they are. But also the bilateral dialogue for international law is with London and not with the inhabitants of British origin of the disputed territory.

Milei wants Islanders to want to be Argentine

Argentine President Javier Milei insisted Wednesday during the main Malvinas War Veterans' Day ceremony that his government would work to turn his country into a serious one so that the people of the Falkland Islands would want to be a part of it.