The Foreign Ministry decided to move its chips towards instances in which certain issues are adverse to it, such as convincing the United Kingdom's allies to support its claim to sovereignty over the
Malvinas Islands.
On that train, in the context of the semi-annual meeting of the Security Council, three non-permanent members of the Council, this Thursday, in New York, Brazil, Ecuador and Serbia, condemned the deployment of the so-called "Kosovo Security Forces" that were doing you practice the Malvinas between last year and this one, and that foreign minister
Santiago Cafiero
recently considered "unacceptable".
"The presence in the South Atlantic of extra-regional military powers is unacceptable, whose attitude is not consistent with current times and practices of multilateralism and international law," Cafiero had expressed ten days ago in the city of Cape Verde during the VIII Meeting Ministerial of the Zone of Peace and Cooperation of the South Atlantic (ZPCAS), which brings together 24 coastal states of South America and Africa
Although it did not have the character of a resolution and therefore the five major members of the Council (United States, France, United Kingdom, China and Russia) did not play a role in these statements, it is the first time that a sensitive issue for Argentina as this.
Cafiero had requested steps in this regard, through the embassies in Brazil, Serbia and Ecuador, and from the representation in the United Nations of Argentina so that they express their position of rejection and in the case of Ecuador mention the position of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.
And at the time, from Argentina, Senator Pablo Blanco had requested information from the government about that presence, which was also rejected by the secretary of the Malvinas Area, Guillermo Carmona.
As Clarín learned, the matter was raised at the beginning of the meeting on Thursday by the Serbian Foreign Minister, Ivica Dačić, who expressed his concern about the implementation of the agreement on the incorporation of members
of the so-called "Kosovo Security Forces". ”
to the UK armed forces in the Falkland Islands.
In
this regard, Dačić said, said initiative contradicts not only Security Council resolution 1244 (1999) (on the question of Kosovo) but also the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly regarding the peaceful settlement of the dispute over the Malvinas Islands. "
For their part, Brazil and Ecuador, which occupy the two non-permanent seats of the Security Council of Latin America and the Caribbean in this period, also expressed their concern on the matter during the meeting.
The Brazilian representative expressed his concern about the presence of Kosovo troops on the Islands and pointed out that "the sending of foreign troops to said territory constitutes a violation of General Assembly resolution 31/49 and is contrary to the spirit of resolution 41 /11, which solemnly declares the South Atlantic as a Zone of Peace and Cooperation”.
The diplomat reiterated support for what Argentina calls its "sovereign rights over the Malvinas Islands" and urged Member States to refrain from unilateral actions regarding the territory.
For his part, the representative of Ecuador reiterated to Mrs. Gervalla Schwartz [who participated in the session on behalf of the Kosovar side] the message from the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) rejecting the possible presence of the so-called “Kosovo security forces” in South America, which would constitute an unwarranted provocation and would contravene United Nations resolutions.
The references to the issue in the framework of the United Nations body that is most responsible for international peace and security crystallizes the concern of the international community and, in particular of our region, in relation to this new unilateral British action that supposes the introduction of new actors with military capabilities in the Malvinas Islands, a territory that is the subject of a sovereignty dispute recognized by the United Nations.
In this regard, the Argentine government has repeatedly expressed its forceful rejection of the deployment of the "Kosovo Security Forces" in the Malvinas Islands.
what the brits say
Following the Argentine protests over the presence of Kosovar forces in training with United Kingdom forces in the Malvinas, which
Clarín
exclusively anticipated last year, this newspaper consulted British sources on the matter who argued the following:
- A small number of Kosovar Security Forces (KSF) liaison officers have been deployed to the Falkland Islands (sic) alongside UK forces to learn and participate in routine field training as well as experience the preparation cycle involved in a deployment.
(The Kosovo government had said there were seven, but no images of them or what they did were released.)
- The KSF partnered with British Army units that are routinely deployed to the Falkland Islands.
These deployments involve a routine change of personnel, and do not mean an increase in the military presence in the Falkland Islands.
(Just like what Argentina is saying is something else in this and also the presence of forces from a third country in a disputed site like the Malvinas already adds another seasoning to the conflict)
- The UK Armed Forces routinely maintain exchange agreements with many allied Armed Forces around the world.
The UK's association with the KSF promotes interoperability and helps develop it to NATO standards.
- Our forces in the South Atlantic are fully defensive and at the right level to ensure the defense of the Falkland Islands against any potential threat.
In fact, the UK military presence has been significantly reduced since the years following the 1982 conflict.
look also
Andrés "Cuervo" Larroque maintains the question about the possible candidacy of Cristina Kirchner: "She did not get off or get on"
This is how La Plata was left after Cristina Kirchner's act: "They dirty and vandalized everything in their path"