Milei threatens at UN that Argentina will take ‘matters into our own hands’ on Falklands

Javier Milei accused the UK of flouting a 1976 UN resolution ordering both parties to desist from unilateral action on the Falklands. Photograph: Kyle Mazza/CNP/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenJavier Milei accused the UK of flouting a 1976 UN resolution ordering both parties to desist from unilateral action on the Falklands.

Photograph: Kyle Mazza/CNP/ShutterstockFalkland IslandsMilei threatens at UN that Argentina will take ‘matters into our own hands’ on FalklandsArgentinian president accuses United Nations of being filled with ‘parasites’ in bellicose general assembly speech.

Prefer the Guardian on GoogleJavier Milei has condemned the UN as he warned that Argentina would take “matters into our own hands” in its dispute with Britain over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.

Em um discurso ácido na Assembleia Geral em Nova York, o presidente argentino criticou a ONU por ser ineficaz quando se tratava das tensões de longa‑data sobre o território britânico ultramarino no Atlântico Sul, conhecido na Argentina como as Malvinas.

Read moreThe president criticised the Sea Lion project, a major offshore oil development located in the North Falkland Basin, describing exploitation of the territory’s resources as an “unlawful act”.

The president told the assembly that Argentina would “not remain indifferent to those who exploit resources under illegal foreign occupation”.

Argentina acusou o Reino Unido de desrespeitar uma resolução da ONU de 1976 que ordenava a ambas as partes que desistissem de ações unilaterais nas ilhas. O governo de Milei iniciou este mês processos de sanções contra mais de 60 empresas e pessoas vinculadas ao projeto de perfuração de petróleo.

The Falkland Islands government had approved the field development and production plans for the project, which is a joint venture between an Israel-based energy company and a London-listed oil and gas exploration company.

A ONU não reconhece oficialmente nem a soberania britânica nem a argentina e mantém que o status do arquipélago permanece uma questão disputada que deve ser resolvida por meio de negociações bilaterais.

It has repeatedly invited both governments to find a peaceful solution to the dispute that erupted into conflict in 1982 after an invasion by Argentinian forces.

The 74-day conflict ended with the surrender of the Argentine forces. It cost the lives of 649 Argentine military personnel, 255 British military personnel and 3 Falkland Islanders.

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A referendum on the political status of the archipelago was held in the Falkland Islands in 2013. On a turnout of 92%, 99. 8% voted to remain a British territory, with only three votes against.

Milei told the UN delegates that the principle of self-determination should not apply for the Falkland Islands as “the population was implanted by the occupying power on a territory whose sovereignty is in dispute”.

Last month, Donald Trump said he was ​reviewing the US’s neutral position on ​the Falklands. The issue was a topic of discussion this week in a first meeting between Trump and the UK’s prime minister, Andy Burnham.