Falkland Islands

• Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  Fernandez upgrades Falklands strategic position; promises to reinforce military presence in southern Argentina

  

  Argentine president Alberto Fernández again claimed sovereignty over the Falklands and other South Atlantic Islands, “usurped” by the United Kingdom, asking London to comply with international resolutions, since “this occupation could limit the flow of vessels between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans and the access to Antarctica.”

• Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 10:50 UTC

  Argentine student winner of Falklands' competition travels to the Islands “with an open mind”

  

  “Since a child I have been passionate about the Malvinas dispute between Argentina and the UK, which was reinforced by the stories from my uncle who was a member of the Argentine crew sent to South Georgia to scrap the remains of the rusting whaling station”, reveals Braian Espinoza Salazar, an Argentine International Relations student at the Mendoza University.

• Saturday, October 1st 2022 - 10:50 UTC

  Rockhopper/Navitas plans to develop Falklands' Sea Lion offshore project in late 2023 or 2024

  

  Falklands upstream firm Rockhopper Exploration said a final investment decision (FID) on the Falkland Islands project Sea Lion should be taken by end-2024 the latest. Officials are working on a lower upfront cost project and seeking financing.

• Saturday, October 1st 2022 - 09:47 UTC

  Fourth Committee on Decolonization approves program for UN General Assembly 77th session

  

  The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization Committee) approved its work program for the seventy-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly, covering topics ranging from the decolonization of the 17 remaining Non-Self-Governing Territories and United Nations peacekeeping operations, to the plight of Palestinian refugees and other Arab territories, among other agenda items.

• Friday, September 30th 2022 - 10:37 UTC

  Ample commitment from Labour with Falkland Islands self determination

  

  The round of United Kingdom political parties conferences has commenced and this week at Liverpool was Labour week, with the Falkland Islands government presence larger than normal, to mark this year the 40th anniversary of the war and Liberation.

• Friday, September 30th 2022 - 09:41 UTC

  Falklands suspends new port facility works due to an 'increase in costs': from £50-70m to some £157m

  

  The second phase of the development of the Falklands' new port facility is not to go ahead due to an “increase in costs” according to the Falklands Government, FIG.

• Thursday, September 29th 2022 - 10:39 UTC

  Tierra del Fuego students competition on Malvinas issues

  

  High School students from Ushuaia, capital of the Argentine southernmost province of Tierra del Fuego were invited to participate in a competition, “Asking about Malvinas”. The competition to mark the fortieth anniversary of the Falklands/Malvinas war was sponsored by the city's program “Young Ushuaia”, and the provincial Youth Coordination office from the Culture and Education ministry.

• Thursday, September 22nd 2022 - 10:44 UTC

  Cafiero discusses Argentina's accession to BRICS with Chinese colleague

  

  Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Wednesday discussed his country's joining BRICS with his Chinese colleague Wang Yi on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York.

• Wednesday, September 21st 2022 - 10:45 UTC

  Cafiero claims the Falklands during a ministerial Atlantic Basin meeting chaired by US Secretary of State

  

  Foreign minister Santiago Cafiero said that ”Argentina aspires the South Atlantic becomes a region recognized as an example of peace and dialogue among nations. For this it is essential to find a solution, through peaceful means, to the sovereignty controversy between Argentina and the UK regarding the Malvinas, South Georgia, and South Sandwich Islands, and adjoining maritime spaces, a controversy which has been ongoing for almost 190 years.

• Wednesday, September 21st 2022 - 10:40 UTC

  Argentine president again calls on the UN for Falklands' sovereignty negotiations

  

  On Tuesday, Argentine president Alberto Fernandez addressed the United Nations General Assembly and in his long speech as usual there was a special demand for Argentina's legitimate sovereignty rights over the Falklands and other South Atlantic Islands.