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Malvinas Argentine sovereignty policy launches book recalling first speech before UN C24
Timerman and Filmus insisted that Malvinas sovereignty policy is a “State policy” supported by all democratic governments Foreign minister Hector Timerman and Malvinas affairs Secretary Daniel Filmus, made the official presentation of the book “Malvinas Argentine sovereignty; 50 years since ambassador Ruda's speech” which recalls the fiftieth anniversary of the first Argentine presentation on the question of the Malvinas Islands before the UN Decolonization Committee, or C24.
The speech, of which the book has a full reproduction, was done by Argentine ambassador Jose Maria Ruda, the delegate before the UN Decolonization Committee, who apparently made 'a very solid presentation' of Argentina's sovereignty rights over the Falklands/Malvinas and other South Atlantic islands.
The ceremony at the Palacio San Martin, seat of the ministry convened Argentine officials, foreign diplomats, representatives from academia, universities, think-tanks and other organizations related to the issue
“This book, edited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recalls the beginning of our defense of the Malvinas Argentine sovereignty before the UN. In 1960 the right to independence of subjugated peoples and the end of colonialism was developed at the UN and in 1964 ambassador Ruda made his historic speech and in 1965, it was reaffirmed that the Malvinas and surrounding maritime spaces are a colonialism problem, but a special colonialism case”, said Timerman during the event.
”This week is fifty years since that presentation, so important, by an Argentine ambassador and also something of which we must always be proud: it was a Radical Party in 1964 and a Peronist government in 1948, with a Socialist foreign minister (Atilia Bramuglia), all defending the same cause, which is the recovery of the Malvinas Islands, and the recovery of those Islands in our way of combating colonialism, since Argentina is a country born in the fight against colonialism and because the Argentine people have always supported the fight against colonialism“.
Timerman added that Argentina is a country ”which is not entirely complete until we recover sovereignty over all our geography and that geography includes Malvinas, South Georgia, South Sandwich islands and the surrounding maritime spaces. There's no country in the world that supports the British position and there are over 190 which have publicly expressed, in public statements supporting the Argentine position which is a justice position, the stance of international law“.
Filmus insisted in the need of ensuring that the question of the Malvinas Islands is effectively a State policy. ”All these publications around the world which defend the Argentine position with respect to our sovereignty over Malvinas have the purpose of proving that it is in effect a State policy“.
Finally, Filmus said that for over fifty years the UK based on its military power ignores the mandate of UN assembly Resolution 2065 to negotiate an unsustainable colonial situation in the XXI century. It is a State policy that has been supported by all Argentine democratic governments, no matter their political inclination”, underlined Filmus.
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Read all commentsYawnnnn, zzzzzzzz, FFS get over it ,move on
Sep 08th, 2014 - 07:32 am 0sounds boring.
Sep 08th, 2014 - 07:44 am 0“and the recovery of those Islands in our way of combating colonialism”
Sep 08th, 2014 - 07:51 am 0Rubbish. The colonial status of the Falkland Islands was begun by Argentina in an attempt to ususrp sovereignty from the rightful holders. The Islands were recovered from the usurpers in 1833, and again in 1982.
“There's no country in the world that supports the British position and there are over 190 which have publicly expressed, in public statements supporting the Argentine position which is a justice position, the stance of international law”
How many lies do we have here?
First, several countries have said they want a negotiated settlement. That's *not* support for Argentina, as a fair settlement would involve Argentina dropping it's fake claim once and for all.
Second, the position of Argentina is not a “justice position”. You illegally attempted to colonise territory under the sovereingty of another country. When said country recovered their property, you spent the next few decades lying about the “expulsion” of civilians who were in fact invited to stay, but left of their own free will. You then illegaly invaded the Islands in another attempt at usurpation, then whined when you rightly got your arses kicked for your arrogance.
“..the UK based on its military power ignores the mandate of UN assembly Resolution 2065 to negotiate an unsustainable colonial situation in the XXI century.”
And one last lie. Argentina has wrongly insisted that any negotiations result in them getting sovereignty that they neither have legitimate claim to nor deserve.
This is akin to a car thief attempting twice to steal a car, getting non-fatally wounded the second time, then claiming that as he sat in the car twice, he should be allowed to take it.
A fair negotiation can only take place when Argentina does two things.
First, remove the requirement for sovereingty and acknowledge that a fair settlement will result in you dropping your claim.
Second - and this will be hard - you need to stop lying.
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