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Argentine lawmakers after Socialist International support in Falklands’ dispute
Ricardo Alfonsin was presidential candidate in last October’s election but suffered a humiliating defeat Members of Argentina’s opposition expect the Socialist International meeting in Costa Rica to express solidarity with Argentina’s Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty claim and also call on the UK to begin negotiations.
Lawmakers Marcelo Stubrin and Ricardo Alfonsin who are attending the SI Executive Council meeting in Costa Rica said that in spite of the fact the issue is not included in the official agenda of the event; they will attempt a statement in support of Argentina’s position in the South Atlantic dispute.
“We hope that the organization keeps to its track record and calls for dialogue, The essence of this organization of political parties is that countries should solve their differences with dialogue”, said lawmaker Stubrin.
He added that the UK is ignoring “a clear instruction from the United Nations dating back to 1965 calling for bilateral negotiations” and therefore “we expect the support from the SI to promote dialogue”.
Stubrin admitted that the Argentine delegation still has to talk about the issue with other members of conference, but for us the issue is very important and we have always had very favourable replies, particularly from the Latin American branch, so that humbly we expect support for the idea of dialogue”.
Ricardo Alfonsin a former presidential candidate in last year’s elections said the issue is not in the official agenda, “but we expect a statement of full support for Argentina’s position claiming Malvinas sovereignty from the whole of the Americas”.
Most countries from the hemisphere have expressed support for discussions on the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute. However the UK position has been that self determination of the Islanders is above any prospect of such talks until and when the people of the Falklands so decide it.
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Jan 24th, 2012 - 04:08 am 0“Tony Blair wanted to hand Gibraltar over to Spain because it was an “obstacle” to Britain’s closer relationship with the European Union”
”This was based on a “gut instinct that it as ridiculous in the modern age for Britain to have a colony on the tip of Spain nearly 2,000 miles away”.
Is also ridiculous in the modern age for Britain to have a colony on the tip of Argentina 8,000 miles away.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/gibraltar/9033228/How-Tony-Blair-tried-to-give-Gibraltar-to-Spain-to-curry-favour-with-the-European-Union.html
maybe this is one of the reasons the british coloines in the caribbean have been forced to support britain:
Jan 24th, 2012 - 04:17 am 0“The Turks and Caicos Islands have been under the direct rule of britain for the past 18 months, as a criminal investigation into allegations of bribery and corruption by the members of the last locally elected government there drags on.
The islands have become heavily dependent on British aid and this week a group of their political leaders are in London asking for more.”
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/scandalhit-turks-and-caicos-islands-seek-160m-uk-taxpayer-bailout-2208617.html
Why don't the British agree to give up the FI and in exchange Argentina gives back all the land and claims to land from Ururguay, Paraguay, Chile & Brazil they have added in the 179 years since 1833? Doesn't that seem a fair way to end colonialism?
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