Tag: Falkland Islands self determination

• Wednesday, June 19th 2024 - 07:05 UTC

  “We want to be us, a free people, practicing self-determination in a democratic country”, Falklands MLA Short

  

  Address to the United Nations Special Committee on the situation with regard to the implementation of the declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples. Also known as the Committee or C24, 18 June 2024. Petition by MLA Gavin Short, member of the Falkland Islands elected Legislative Assembly.

• Thursday, March 14th 2024 - 08:26 UTC

  “We want a good relationship with Argentina, but will never negotiate Falkland Islanders rights”

  

  ”The UK Government will always protect and promote the Falkland Islanders’ right of self-determination and only they can decide their future. We want a good relationship with Argentina, but have been very clear that we will never negotiate away the Islanders’ democratic rights. My right honorable Friend the Foreign Secretary (Lord David Cameron) reassured the Islanders about our enduring commitment during his welcome visit to the Falkland Islands last month,“ David Rutley, Under Secretary for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, replied to questions from Parliament members on Tuesday, who asked ”What steps he is taking to uphold the Falkland Islanders right to self determination?.

• Friday, November 2nd 2018 - 06:52 UTC

  Falklands' right to self determination: US Congressional staffers message to their offices in Washington

  

  Like much of the world’s population, the three US congressional staffers visiting the Falkland Islands this week admit that their preconceptions of the Falklands had been largely shaped by the conflict. Nevertheless they have a strong message to take back to their respective offices at the US Congress, the clear right to self determination of the Falklands.

• Friday, September 29th 2017 - 06:25 UTC

  Falklands' lawmaker: don’t leave dispute with Argentina to future generations

  

  “We should not simply leave the Falklands dispute with Argentina for future generations to deal with”, was the message from outgoing Falklands Member of Legislative Assembly Mike Summers, in his final Speech to the Motion for Adjournment.

• Monday, August 14th 2017 - 18:57 UTC

  PM May supports Falklands' self determination; calls on Argentina to meet September joint communiqué

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May reiterated the UK Government’s strong and wholehearted support for the Falkland Islands right to self-determination and underlined UK is seeking a more productive relation with Argentina but cautioned that the full potential of the relationship depends on Buenos Aires meeting the public commitments of the September 2016 joint communiqué.

• Saturday, April 29th 2017 - 09:10 UTC

  Labour manifesto expected to strongly support Falklands' right to self determination

  

  Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry has strongly suggested that the Labour manifesto, to be launched on 15 May, will make clear that the disputed Falkland Islands will remain British for as long as those living there want to be, according to Politics Home

• Friday, March 10th 2017 - 06:23 UTC

  Argentine delegation reminded Falkland Islanders have rights

  

  A remainder of the rights of Falkland Islanders has been included in an open letter from the Falklands Government to a delegation of Argentines due to arrive Saturday. They are part of the Comisión Provincial de la Memoria CPM, an independent non-governmental organization.

• Monday, January 18th 2016 - 09:17 UTC

  Falklands' preparing strategic communications plan to report on self determination

  

  The Falkland Islands government is preparing to adopt a strategic communications plan to tell the world of the Islanders right to decide on their future and the degree of self government that has been achieved through democracy.

• Friday, December 18th 2015 - 08:57 UTC

  Cameron hopeful of a more mature relation with Argentina but Falkland Islanders self determination is 'unmovable'

  

  In a Christmas message to Falkland Islanders, UK Prime Minister David Cameron is hopeful that the election of a new Argentine president “will allow us to move towards a more mature relationship”.

• Saturday, November 28th 2015 - 06:17 UTC

  Falklands' right to self determination reaffirmed in UK's defense and security review

  

  The British government reaffirmed its support for the Falkland Islands and its right to self determination as part of the recently announced Strategic Defense and Security review 2015, which pledges an extra increase £12bn of spending on defense equipment - part of London's £178bn overall defense equipment and support budget during the next decade.