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Argentina is back in the international arena “with participation and leadership”
Argentine Argüello says there is great expectation surrounding CFK’s speech United Nations Argentine ambassador Jorge Argüello said that the isolation chapter is over, “Argentina is back in the international arena displaying participation and leadership”, something that will be clearly exposed by President Cristina Fernandez when she addresses the UN assembly this week.
“The Argentine president will be addressing the assembly on the first day, Wednesday, and her speech will be the seventh, after Brazil and the US among others, and “is the acknowledgment of Argentina’s growing process both in international affairs and US domestic interest”, said Argüello.
Internationally “we are presiding over the UN General Assembly’s major block, G77 (which also includes China) and domestically in the US, there is a growing interest in how Argentina has managed in a very singular and specific way its economy, insulating it from the consequences of the world crisis and which will not have a great impact for us”, added Argüello.
The Argentine diplomat said that economic issues are not the only area of political and academic interest in the US: in the issue of human rights, “Argentina has become an example for the world of what is demanded to have a government and a country which effectively guarantees the compliance with human rights in all its aspects”.
The experience of Unasur “also attracts the attention of the international community” revealed Argüello.
On Wednesday the list of speakers before the UN Assembly begins with Brazil, continues with the US, Mexico, Kazakhstan, Qatar, France and Argentina.
“The first day and the first morning of speeches is very significant because of the visibility, besides the fact that the speeches of Cristina (Kirchner) create much expectation since she is one of the few heads of state that never reads her speeches, and which are rich in content”, indicated Argüello. “We are returning Argentina to its position of relevance”.
As to UN reforms Argüello mentioned a phrase from the Argentine president referred to the current conformation of the assembly and the Security Council: “it’s an old picture, an old family picture, following on the war six decades ago, and the world has changed dramatically”.
“President Cristina all these three years has called for a more democratic organization, with a reform process that contemplates reality and the new globalized world”.
As to the Falklands/Malvinas, since 2003 there has been a renewed “push” and this means “we are present all the time in all forums talking about the issue; we want Argentina and the UK to discuss what was decided by the UN, which is a bilateral and diplomatic negotiation regarding the sovereignty of the Islands”.
“So far we haven’t been lucky, so far the UK has displayed a most negative political will and refuses to accept and comply with UN resolutions but we are managing political conditions that will enable us to implement those resolutions and significantly diminish the resistance margin of the UK”.
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Read all commentsSovereignty disputes is not in the remit of the United Nations.
Sep 19th, 2011 - 06:53 am 0As was said by the USA's Permanent Representative in 1964 - http://falklandstimeline.wordpress.com/1960-1966/
The result is that the UN has no power to dictate to the UK who it should negotiate with. Nor about what.
The UN is not a court nor an arbitration panel.
The UN can mind its own business :-)
“we are present all the time in all forums talking about the issue; we want Argentina and the UK to discuss what was decided by the UN, which is a bilateral and diplomatic negotiation regarding the sovereignty of the Islands”
Sep 19th, 2011 - 10:25 am 0Bilateral, really whos the thrid party surely not the islanders? Also whats to negotiate when Argentina have made it clear they will not settle for anything less than full sovereignty. Like many have said Arg “we want the islands” UK “the islanders have the right to self determination over the islands and we will respect the islanders wishes.” The islanders “We wish to remain british” End of negotiations.
And as for “Argentina has become an example for the world of what is demanded to have a government and a country which effectively guarantees the compliance with human rights in all its aspects”.
Well if thats the case how about respecting the islanders human rights, you can not make such a claim to compliance when you only respect them when it suits your own interests. After all, how is argentina complying with human rights when they refuse to acknowledge the islanders human rights i.e. self determination?
Sorry but this is not news, but simple boosting by an idiot argentine politician with a silly “oh i am clever smirk on his face, that will no doubt be wiped off his face by the UK's UN ambassador with the simple statement off ”The UK respects the islanders rights to self determination granted to them under the UN Charter signed and rectified by Argentina - The islanders wish to remain british, therefore until the islanders say otherwise, there can not be and will not be any negotiations over the sovereignty of the islands. May we remind the UN that Argentina is engaging in an illegal economic blockade at this very moment which under international law is an act of war.”
l don't like his looks. Untrustworthy & sneaky, come to mind.
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