Duncan downplays comments on Foradori, but damage to Falklands' 2016 Joint Statement has been done

Friday, April 29th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

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Ex Foreign Office minister for the Americas, Alan Duncan has said that former Argentine deputy foreign minister Carlos Foradori was a formidable negotiator, despite having written in a book on his memoirs that his counterpart in trade, cooperation and Falklands/Malvinas negotiations at the British embassy cellar in Buenos Aires, rang the following morning to say he “was pissed” since the night before he had drank too much. Read full article

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Steve Potts
The important facts:

In 2016 we were both deputy foreign ministers of our two countries and participated in detailed negotiations on bilateral relations, in particular referred to the Falkland Islands“.

”As a result additional flights to the Islands were negotiated and total access was granted at the Argentine military cemetery at Darwin so that Argentina with DNA tests could identify the soldiers buried there“.
Apr 29th, 2022 - 09:35 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Roger Lorton
Landmark Deal (@Declassified) reduced to Joint Statement.

Which is all it was. A statement of intent. The deals that followed, were the ones that needed signatures and, I assume, ratification (?).

Storm in a teacup.
Apr 29th, 2022 - 10:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Tænk
TWIMC...

Not a storm in a teacup...
Just the death of a joint statement...

Thanks again..., Sir Alan...
Yours..., El Tænk...
Apr 30th, 2022 - 05:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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FitzRoy
Oh dear, so Argentina is also now refusing the LATAM flight to stop at Cordoba as well, because the Falklands government will not allow them to use an Argentine-flagged airline. And now this. What a pity.
Apr 30th, 2022 - 10:42 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Tænk
TWIMC...
'D'ucking good news...!
The “Death of the Joint Statement” is official...
Not ANY further collaborateur-ation on flights..., oil..., fishing or embassy cellar parties...
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/418563-pacto-foradori-duncan-cancilleria-dio-marcha-atras-con-todo

Tænk is happy
Chuckle..., chuckle...
Apr 30th, 2022 - 04:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Roger Lorton
Death of a Joint Statement?

Now that, is funny
Apr 30th, 2022 - 10:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Think
Copper...

Thanks...

(Did you perhaps read the original stage play by Marilyns hubby...?)
May 01st, 2022 - 04:38 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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