MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Argentina reiterates sovereignty claim
Argentina reiterated this Monday the country's permanent and indeclinable determination to peacefully recover the Falkland Islands sovereignty, and in a related ceremony, the Army inaugurated a cenotaph in Campo de Mayo to the memory of all those servicemen killed in the 1982 South Atlantic conflict.
The statement and the memorial event took place in the framework of the official calendar that instated June 10th., as the "Day of the Argentine Rights over the Malvinas". The Foreign Affairs Ministry communiqué also stresses Argentina's permanent willingness to dialogue with the United Kingdom "to resume negotiations with the purpose of solving, as soon as possible, and in a fair and definitive way the dispute over sovereignty, still pending a solution".
Further on the it recalls that Argentina's claim has traditionally counted with support from regional countries and relevant international organizations such as the United Nations General Assembly and the Organization of American States General Assembly, that have called for talks with Britain, in recognition of Argentine sovereignty over the Falklands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.
During the ceremony in Campo de Mayo, Army Commander General Ricardo Brizoni said the cenotaph is a memorial to all the servicemen who gave their best, "their lives, and particularly conscript soldiers".
The cenotaph is a reproduction of the Darwin cemetery in the Falklands where Argentines killed in combat are buried.
Delegations from the Air Force, Navy, Border Guard and former servicemen participated in the Army sponsored commemoration.
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