Argentina reaffirms claim to disputed islands

BUENOS AIRES: The government of Argentina has announced it is maintaining its 183-year-old claim to disputed islands in the South Atlantic, putting to rest speculations over a change in policy in the wake of the conservative opposition’s takeover of the government in November elections.

In a statement released January 3, the anniversary of British occupation of the islands, the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “the Argentine people and Government reaffirm once more the imprescriptible sovereignty rights of the Argentine Republic over the Malvinas [Falklands], South Georgias and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas.”