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G77 plus China present Argentina with the Malvinas statement denied by the Americas Summit
The statement was posted in the Argentine Foreign Ministry site Representatives from the Group of 77 plus China meeting in Doha, Qatar approved a statement calling on the UK to resume negotiations with Argentina regarding the sovereignty of the Malvinas question, according to a release from the Argentine Foreign Ministry.
According to the release the document was signed unanimously by the 130 countries plus China that are participating at the United Nations XIII conference on Trade and Development currently taking place at Doha.
Argentina was expecting a similar statement from the recent Summit of the Americas in Colombia, but the initiative failed given the opposition of the US and Canada to include the issue in support of Argentina in the final declaration.
“We reaffirm the need for the governments of Argentina and the UK to resume negotiations in conformity with the principles and objectives or the UN charter and the pertinent resolutions from the General Assembly, so as to find as soon as possible a peaceful solution to the sovereignty dispute referred to the ‘ ‘Malvinas question’ and the need for both sides to abstain from adopting decisions that would mean the introduction of unilateral modifications to the situation while the Islands go through the process recommended by the General Assembly”.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Malvinas war when Argentine forces invaded the Falklands and occupied them for 74 days until they surrendered and were ousted by a British task force. Argentina has increased diplomatic pressure on the issue in all world forums and opportunities.
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Read all commentsHardly an unqualified message of support, more of a general statement that the dispute should be settled peacefully by negotiation. And the final bit about abstaining from unilateral action sounds like a warning to Argentina!
Apr 22nd, 2012 - 11:20 pm 0We'll only come back to negotiate if Nestor comes and apologizes for walking out of the last set of negotiations on resources around the Falklands.
Apr 22nd, 2012 - 11:30 pm 0The process recommended by the general assembly is that these islands become an independent state, and not some weird lebensraum annexed territory. This whole statement seems a step backwards for the Argtards, and a warning telling them not to invade again.
Anyways, we're waiting for Nestor to apologize for unilaterally walking out of negotiations in 2005.
Nestor is dead.
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 12:50 am 0Breaking news.
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