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Malvinas claim 'enshrined in the Constitution and supported by all political parties'
Ambassador Castro addressed a letter to The Times in reply to “Kirchner's time runs out as voters call for jobs, not handouts” Argentine ambassador in London Alicia Castro in a letter published in The Times, defended the “peaceful call” from President Cristina Fernandez to dialogue and negotiations on the Malvinas Islands issue and underlined that the sovereignty claim over the Islands is 'enshrined in the national constitution'.
“Our president who rejects the military junta which launched the 1982 armed conflict is calling for a peaceful dialogue and negotiation, supported by the international community, while the UK government insists in militarizing the South Atlantic to dissuade an invasion that will never occur”, pointed out ambassador Castro.
The letter was in reply to a 26 October article in The Times credited to James Hider, correspondent in Buenos Aires under the heading of “Kirchner's time runs out as voters call for jobs, not handouts”.
Ambassador Castro points out that when the article states that it is possible that the moderate politicians who expect to succeed the president are more inclined to cooperate with the UK in the development of Malvinas resources, instead of demanding their return, “it ignores that the Argentine sovereignty claim over the Malvinas Islands is enshrined in our national constitution, as a unanimous decision of all Argentine political parties”.
The Times article from Buenos Aires says that unemployment in Argentina since 2003 has fallen dramatically from 21% to 7.2% and argues that “the drastic increase in employment under the successive governments of Nestor Kirchner and Cristina Fernandez is a direct consequence of an industrialization program and economic growth with social inclusion” .
Nevertheless it also argues that the “confrontational language from Cristina Kirchner towards the UK regarding the Malvinas Islands has been widely criticized by Argentines as a way to distract people's attention from domestic difficulties”, complained Ms Castro.
In another paragraph Ambassador Castro recalls that the Argentine government offered direct flights between the Islands and Buenos Aires, besides working jointly in the conservation of fisheries resources.
“Taking into account that the inhabitants of the Malvinas Islands are British, but the territory in which they inhabit is not, undoubtedly a relation of dialogue between Argentina and the UK would certainly improve their quality of life”.
Finally she points out that the “hydrocarbons exploitation is unviable without an adequate relation with the continent” and quoted The Times which last April published that ”the BP disaster (2010 in the Gulf of Mexico) would be equivalent to a drop in the ocean compared to an oil spill in the Malvinas Islands”.
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Read all commentsWell Alicia, it's good to know that even when Argentina is in dire financial straits, you can still find a useless way to squander the money.
Nov 01st, 2013 - 06:50 am 0Some corrections to the 'letter' are required.
The UK has stated it will sit down and talk with Argentina, but the UK cannot discuss sovereignty of the Falklands unless there is a representative of the Falkland Islands Government present.
It is Argentina that is refusing to sit down and talk, not the UK. This is known internationally, when your clownish Foreign Minister - in front of the world's press no less - didn't turn up for a meeting.
Secondly. The UK cannot return the Falklands to Argentina, as the Falklands have never been Argentinian - no one counts the illegal military incursion in 1982.
A sudden plethora of stories regarding the Falklands. It's almost as if the Argentine government is trying to distract the population of Argentina AGAIN.
Must be from the high bread prices. I mean you can't have bread and circus's if you haven't got the wheat to make the bread.
I also like the desperate 'the hydrocarbons are unviable without direct link to the continent'.
That is so funny, because the Falklands and the oil companies have already found a way around that, and because as soon as the black gold starts pumping your 'friends' in Chile and Uruguay will be more than happy to get in on the action.
And why wouldn't they? If Argentina actually ran the Islands there wouldn't be any hydrocarbon business, because you can't even get your own gas and oil out of the ground ON LAND, through your inept and corrupt practices.
At least dealing with the Falkland Islands, other countries KNOW that their investments and business deals will be safe and honoured.
The same certainly isn't true in corrupt Argentina.
BTW Alicia. Do you think anyone in the UK actually believes your lies? Pathetic much?
and as battle says in the other article once kretina is gone more serious people will hopefully be put in place.
Nov 01st, 2013 - 07:26 am 0“Taking into account that the inhabitants of the Malvinas Islands are British, but the territory in which they inhabit is not,”
Nov 01st, 2013 - 08:30 am 0remind me again which indigenous peoples had spain AND argentina displaced and murdered to settle on the lands they stole??
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