Tag: Falklands War

• Friday, July 1st 2022 - 10:35 UTC

  Argentina insists Malvinas negotiations with UK are essential if bilateral relations are to advance

  

  On a few occasions and at such level, has Argentina had the opportunity to say that if the relation between Argentina and UK is to increase, first we must address the Falklands/Malvinas question, otherwise “that relation will not advance”.

• Friday, July 1st 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Falklands War: nuke sub HMS Spartan honors heroes and crew members

  

  Some thirty former crew members of Swift-sure Class nuclear submarine HMS Spartan gathered at the war memorial in Sunderland’s Mowbray Park, county of Durham, and paid their respects to fellow Falklands War heroes who did not make it home.

• Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Boris Johnson and Putin clash over “toxic masculinity” and Falklands' war

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have started the military offensive in Ukraine if he was a woman, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said during the G 7 leaders summit in Germany.

• Thursday, June 23rd 2022 - 17:35 UTC

  A grateful Heathman family remembers when their farm, close to Stanley became a base for British forces

  

  To mark the 40th anniversary of the Falkland Islands conflict, a group of young paratroopers has journeyed to the South Atlantic. In the Islands, they have retraced the footsteps of their predecessors and learned about their regimental history –through the medium of tea and treasure.

• Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Freedom of the Falklands granted to South Atlantic Medal holders

  

  As part of the Falklands40 commemorations, the South Atlantic Medal Association 82 Holders were awarded the Freedom of the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 09:43 UTC

  Gibraltar minister attends Falkland Islands remembrance ceremony

  

  Gibraltar Minister for Housing, Employment, Youth and Sport, Steven Linares MP, represented the Rock in marking the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands from Argentine occupation in 1982.

• Tuesday, June 21st 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Airborne Forces remember the Falkland Islands' conflict at Aldershot

  

  The sacrifices and successes of those who took part in Operation Corporate, the Liberation of the Falkland Islands from the Argentine military forty years ago, were both commemorated and celebrated in the ‘Home of the British Army’, Aldershot.

• Tuesday, June 21st 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  Argentine Army Panhard AML90 refurbished in time for Falklands 40th anniversary

  

  A French built armored reconnaissance vehicle which saw service during the 1982 Falklands conflict by the Argentine Army has been painstakingly refurbished in time for the Falklands 40th Anniversary.

• Monday, June 20th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  UK domestic problems could favor resumption of talks on Falklands with Argentina, says Malvinas secretary

  

  The head of the Argentine Secretariat on Malvinas, Argentine Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands who will be also attending the UN Special Decolonization Committee this week said he was optimistic about a resumption of Falklands/Malvinas discussions with the UK.

• Monday, June 20th 2022 - 09:29 UTC

  MLA Spink at Veterans massive parade in Portsmouth

  

  Falkland Islands lawmaker MLA Roger Spink was present at the Veterans gathering in Portsmouth on Sunday to remember their fallen comrades. The event has been described as the largest of its kind in the UK so far.