Chile protests to Argentina over a military chief's remarks on the Strait of Magellan

Tuesday, August 25th 2026 - 06:04 UTC

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Chile's foreign ministry announced on Monday it will send a note of protest to the Argentine government over remarks by the head of the Argentine Air Force General Staff, Brigadier General Gustavo Javier Valverde, in which he mentioned the Strait of Magellan while referring to sovereignty matters. Read full article

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Steve Potts
Argentina claims, as per the Beagle Channel dispute...
Aug 25th, 2026 - 02:20 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
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FortHay
Ha, I remember coming to (the Chilean side of) Tierra del Fuego in the eighties and finding fenced off parcels of tundra with skull and crossbones signs, warning of land mines. The occasional guanaco would hop over the fence, and 'kaboom', bits of flying guanaco! Also, an almost daily occurrence were the Chilean mirage jets flying at supersonic speed at tree level (there are no trees) over Cerro Sombrero toward the Argentine border and then, in classic macho cowboy style, veering vertical just before crossing into opposing airspace. All that AFTER the beagle channel dispute was supposedly settled with the pope's help. No wonder the Chileans sided with Britain during the Falkland re-conquest
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