The British Foreign Secretary,
David Cameron
,
will visit the Falkland Islands
and reiterate his country's commitment to defending the right of the inhabitants of the archipelago to self-determination, during the first leg of a trip to the South Atlantic, South America and New York.
The announcement came just one month after a meeting he had with Javier Milei within the framework of the Davos Forum.
As announced by the
Foreign Office
in a statement released this Sunday (local time), the head of British diplomacy will meet with leaders of the Falklands Government and "will see the communities that are part of the British family when he visits Stanley and other places." of that archipelago under British sovereignty, which Argentina claims.
Although Foreign Affairs did not specify the date of the trip, some local media claim that the chancellor could travel there next week.
During his visit, the conservative politician will observe the work that islanders do to protect their natural environment and see some of the millions of penguins that live on the archipelago.
Furthermore, the note indicates that the minister
"will reiterate this country's commitment to defend the islanders' right to self-determination."
"The Falkland Islands are a valued part of the British family, and we are clear that as long as they want to remain part of the family, the issue of sovereignty will not be debated," Cameron said in the note.
The Tory minister highlights that the inhabitants of the islands "should be proud of the modern and prosperous community they have built" and points out that the islands have a "prosperous economy, where, like agriculture and fishing, priority to conservation and sustainability".
Javier Milei shakes hands with David Cameron, in January, at the Davos Forum.
Photo Argentine Presidency
Argentina and the United Kingdom maintain the conflict over the sovereignty of the Malvinas, over which both countries fought a war in 1982 after the Argentine military junta occupied them on April 2 of that year.
In a referendum held in 2013, the Falklands voted in favor of British sovereignty.
The statement states that on his trip the Foreign Minister will pay his respects to all those Britons who served and those who lost their lives in that conflict and will thank the British military personnel operating today in the Falklands.
He is also expected to travel later to Paraguay, where he will be the first Foreign Minister of the United Kingdom to visit that country and will also travel to Brazil for the G20 meeting - which starts on Wednesday - to discuss how to eradicate hunger and poverty. climate change, advancing efforts towards peace in the Middle East and support for Ukraine.
Cameron will then head to New York.
The United Kingdom has already rejected the statements of the current president of Argentina, Javier Milei, who maintains that his country could gain sovereignty of the islands through diplomatic channels.
In fact, the head of the Argentine Executive had promoted - when he had not yet taken office in the Casa Rosada - a call for dialogue.
The proposal was dismissed by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
"Matter resolved," was his brief response to dismiss that possibility.
Cameron and Milei held a meeting before the Argentine President's intervention at the Davos Forum.
The libertarian described the meeting as "excellent" and assured that they talked about "deepening commercial ties, the support they will give to the IMF and how to promote English investments in Argentina."
When Cameron was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, in 2012 he was involved in a war of declarations regarding control of the archipelago with the then president Cristina Kirchner.
With information from EFE