Dr. Samuel Ramani is a distinguished scholar from UK think-tank RUSI, (Royal United Services Institute), and has written a piece of the Gibraltar Agreement, which place him close to the Conservative’s position which asks if the Falklands could probably be next.
Following talks in Brussels this Wednesday a Joint Statement was reached in respect of Gibraltar, between the European Commission, Spain and Gibraltar. European Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs José Manuel Albares and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, together with the Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo, met in Brussels on Wednesday 11 June.
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy suspended free trade talks with Israel and summoned Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely in response to Tel Aviv's escalated military operations in Gaza. The official aid they were an “affront” to British values.
A specific question in UK Parliament on the Falkland Islands Government urgent call to the UK Government for the use of the current UK/EU reset agreement as an opportunity to remove the detrimental post-Brexit tariffs on Falklands exports, received from Foreign Secretary David Lammy a brief reply of “ongoing discussions”.
Communication between British PM Keir Starmer cabinet and US President Donald Trump team seem very fluid, speaking like lifelong friends and buddies. That was what occurred on Monday when PM Starmer spoke to President Trump and on Sunday with Foreign Secretary David Lamy and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. In both cases the leaders agreed to meet soon.
The British Government Friday slapped additional sanctions on 15 members of Nicolás Maduro's regime in a move to encourage Venezuelan officials to respect democratic principles, to comply with international human rights law, and to respect human rights, the Foreign Office announced. London also denounced the Bolivarian leader's illegitimate claim to the presidency following the fraudulent July 28, 2024, elections.
Lawyer Valeria Carreras has filed a criminal complaint against Foreign Minister Diana Mondino for alleged “breach of official duties” and “abuse of authority” after the understanding she signed with the United Kingdom to renew the monthly flight between Córdoba and Mount Pleasant, which had been suspended under former President Alberto Fernández when the Foradori-Duncan agreement was denounced.
The South Atlantic understanding, (and by extension to the Falkland Islands), agreed this week between the Argentine foreign minister and the UK foreign secretary has triggered quite strong reactions, reflecting an atmosphere of disarray in the Argentine political system.
Looking forward to a new era of constructive cooperation within the bilateral relationship, characterized by improved dialogue and confidence-building measures, the UK Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina, Diana Mondino, met in New York on 24 September and made progress towards a broad agenda covering different issues relating to the South Atlantic. It is agreed that the formula on the safeguards of sovereignty in paragraph 2 of the Joint Statement of 19 October 1989 applies to this agenda and its outcomes.
On Tuesday, 24th September, following a meeting of Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Argentine foreign affairs minister Diana Mondino at the United Nations, Falklands openly supported the new era of constructive cooperation between UK and Argentina and released the following,