Argentina confirms it has accepted UN mediation offer for the Malvinas dispute
The Argentine government confirmed on Tuesday through a letter sent by Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly President, Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, that Argentina had accepted the mediation offer in order to find a pacific solution with the United Kingdom over the sovereignty of the Malvinas Islands.
In the letter Timerman thanks the UN General Assembly president for all his efforts and recalls “last Friday’s 10 February talks in New York referred to recent events in the Malvinas Islands question”.
“I share your wishes made public on Friday that Argentina and the UK together can solve the dispute peacefully through dialogue among our two countries”, said Timerman.
For that it is essential that the UK abides the many resolutions from the UN General Assembly as well as the annual ones from the Decolonization Committee and agrees to hold bilateral negotiations with Argentina to reach a peaceful solution to the sovereignty controversy.
Timerman in the letter says that Argentina on multiple occasions has reiterated its willingness to resume such negotiations but faces a persistent British refusal to satisfy the international community’s wishes and suggests, “this is the objective on which it would be convenient to channel all efforts”.
Timerman then enumerates a long list of supports outside the UN, for the Argentine position, from Ibero-American summits, and the Group of 77 and China to Unasur, Mercosur and Celac.
“Argentina accepts with the greatest of interest and attention the initiatives and suggestions that from your high responsibility you will be sending us with the purpose of contributing to the solution of the controversy and I beg of you to transmit this willingness to the UK”.
Finally Timerman says he is particularly grateful to “Your Excellency for having committed your availability to coordinate between both sides involved, and your good willingness to support the efforts to solve the dispute between Argentina and the UK”.
Last Friday following the meeting with Timerman, Al-Nasser said he was hopeful that Argentina and the UK can solve any dispute peacefully through mediation and dialogue and according to International Law.
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Does no one in the UN, particularly Ban 'Japan f*cked on Korea' Ki-moon not read the remit for these committees before giving them the green light? Is there a UN De-ethnic-cleansing Committee where they all discuss how to ethnic-cleanse?
I really think we should be told.
The fact they seem to be allowing Argentina to push their policy of expansion through geographic proximity makes it no better than the League of Nations... and we all know how effective that was against Nazis.
The UN doesn't want anything but offers to mediate should both parties wish to do so, this has nothing to do with respect for the international community, its a matter for the UK and Argentina should the UK wish to get involved and you guess it, the UK does not!
The UN should do nothing until this is made clear!
So, they've accepted mediation. Which the clear analogy is like a car-jacker demanding that you give him the car, and you saying no, and then him getting a mediator to mediate his demands that you give him the car.
Like what is that? Mr United Nations, what the hell is that? Because we don't know.
Just shows how much Argentina is bowing down and out-of-its-depth on the International stage.
I'm guessing he did beg.
6 The UN indeed has offered to mediate bewtween two sovereign governments you are correct.This is what the vast majority of the international community think is correct including your old all the United States who clearly say this is an issue bewtween Argentina and the UK
When will you accept that the people of the Falkland Islands want nothing to do with Argentina?
Watch this space ...............
The offer of mediation is a long-standing one. The UN has always had the power to mediate. The question is - do you understand what the term means ?
The question you need to ask is do the english government have any respect for the United Nations of which it is a security council member.
Says the guy who used to be a Malvinist. You're a joke, mate.
We've got the islands and the oil and Argentina is trying everything it can think of , or is capable of, but you still don't have the islands. Who's the fucking joke.
What is it with the Sir Rodderick bullshit anyway? Who knighted you?
Demand is “to ask for peremptorily or urgently”, so to ask for without any change of denial or refusal.
Negotiate is “to deal or bargain with another or others, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal.”
So, just to be straight here, we quite rightly aren't listening to your peremptorily demands and we have no interest in dealing or bargaining over sovereignty of the Falklands.
Which part of this exactly are you people struggling to understand?
The 19th Amendment of the Constituion came into force and we have PEACE.
Sovereignty must be taken off the agenda to alllow even talks about talks.
So here's another question for you OGaga - mediation is designed to answer a question - so what's the question ?
I somehow think that neither the UK or Falklanders will give their consent, and as its voluntary, and non-binding, and without prejudice anyway, not giving voluntary consent does not affect the position OR credibility of the UK or Falklander position.
What a waste of time, take the matter to the ICJ or PCA, at least there that can make a ruling, IF Argentina had the balls to accept the Courts Jurisdiction.
Again, unlikely Argentina has any balls.
Then everyone in Northern Ireland sat down to talk.
BUT
Don’t be to upset when the British government says non, NON
Why,,,,, because it has no bases in law, and it does not include the Falklands people, the fact is, [and you will see ]
The British government will decline the offer; unless it goes to the ICJ do you Argies think Britain has just come of a banana boat ..please tell me your not that stupid,
ICJ or nothing,
.
Gaga - The English Government is not a member of the UN Security Council, but the United Kingdom is a member. Please do not leave out Wales and Scotland - They don't like it!
To the sword it is then.
:-)
As for negotioation - we say that there is nothing to negotiate. However should the UN force the hand of the UK - we should have have the right to make our voices heard - 10 generations and still going strong.
I am sure that Argentina will cry foul - still there is always Sean Penn..... a wife beating, drug abusing, alcoholic peace ambassador...
So before there is any form of mediation or discussion - Argentina needs to recognise the people of the Falklands.. however if they do, the whole disagreement is blown out of the water.
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Now Argentina thinks it can tell us, who can, and who cant visit the islands,
I see you mediation is going well,
A pity then you seem to be conducting it yourself ..
link should open .
falklandsnews.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/mediation-over-militarization/
An unprepared child with a crayon and a speech impediment could have done a more persuasive effort.
O'gaga fuck off, nobodies is fooled by your walter mitty Irish charade anymore because your too bloody thick to even pretend. you're an Argie cunt from BA and you couldn't even pretend to be a genuine Bog trotter even if he smashed your back doors in and passed on his genetic material.
45 I am.rather proud of being accused by some of the city mob of being an Irishman who has never been to BA and by others such as the little Welsh collaborator of being a Porteño who has never been to Ireland.But one way or the other I will always hold in the utmost contempt gutless collaborators who prostitute themselves before the imperial master.
All gibberish as usual from toothless chav.
Well see if we don't have it. Enjoy it while it still last
As for Sir Roderick is just a random name , so i really couldn't care less what type of mediocre insult can come out of your mouth. :-)
twitter.com/#!/HTimerman
In the photo it looks like Twitman is showing off pics of his grandchildre... or maybe post op pics of KFC
Timerman: “And here's some photos that my private investigator took of you last week doing those things”
Britain to Falklands: The UN says it will mediate if you want to negotiate.
Falklands to Britain: You mean argieland wants the UN to faff about on something it doesn't understand and never listens to us about?
Britain to Falklands: Basically, yes.
Falklands to Britain: Does this mean that argieland recognises that we exist as a people?
Britain to Falklands: Uh, no.
Falklands to Britain: Thank the UN for its efforts and ask it to tell argieland where to shove it. Sideways.
Britain to UN: The people of the Falkland Islands thanks you for your kind offer. They would ask you to advise the argies to take the appropriate action. Sideways. Her Majesty's government fully support this position against the local mendacious imperialist colonialists. As Her Majesty's government has said publicly - The Falkland Islands will be defended ROBUSTLY. And by that we mean, with EVERY capability at our disposal.
UN to argieland: We think the answer means that if you keep pushing, they will return you to the Stone Age.
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