UK reaffirms Falklands sovereignty as Milei escalates Argentina claim

Summarised from 7 outlets · 10 reports · Updated 24 Sept, 08:38 · Archive

Argentina's President Javier Milei has escalated tensions over the Falkland Islands, saying self-determination does not apply to the archipelago.

Milei addressed the UN General Assembly, declaring the Falklands a 'national cause' for Argentina and warning the country would 'take matters into our own hands' if the international community did not act. He argued the islands' population was 'implanted' by an occupying power and therefore lacks the right to self-determination. Britain's UN ambassador responded by reaffirming UK sovereignty over the territory. Argentine Falklands War veterans criticised Milei for using the dispute as political distraction from domestic problems.

How it is being reported

• 'Unacceptable!' Britain hits back at Argentina after furious President threatens Falklands takeover at UNBritain has hit back at Argentina after Javier Milei threatened the Falkland Islands yet again in a frothing UN rant. The Argentinian President took to the lectern at the United Nations to declare sovereignty over the Falklands was a matter of "national cause". He warned the world his country could " take matters into our own hands " if the multinational assembly did not take action. When Argentina last attempted to invade the islands in 1982, it surrendered in just 74 days. Now, in a statement issued by the UK's UN ambassador's office, Britain has reinforced its sovereignty over the islands…GB News · 24 Sept, 02:52
• China accused by senior Tory MP of 'enabling' Argentina to go after the Falkland Islands again as dispute over sovereignty reaches UN summitTom Tugendhat said Beijing has provided financial stability to Argentina's firebrand president Javier Milei, who renewed his claim to the British overseas territory at the UN.Daily Mail · 23 Sept, 23:12
• Argentina’s Milei says UN ‘looking the other way’ on Falkland IslandsArgentina steps up its Las Malvinas claim as tensions with the UK grow over offshore oil drilling.Al Jazeera · 23 Sept, 20:12
• Argentina president attacks UN over inaction on Falkland Islands sovereigntyJavier Milei says organisation is filled with ‘arrogant parasites’ and threatens to take ‘matters into our own hands’ Javier 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. In a caustic speech at the general assembly in New York, the Argentinian president criticised the UN for being ineffective when it comes to the long-running tensions over the British overseas territory in the south Atlantic known in Argentina as the Malvinas. Continue reading...The Guardian · 23 Sept, 19:50
• Argentinian Falkands' veterans rally against Javier Milei despite his calls to take 'matters into own hands'Argentinian veterans who fought in the Falklands War have rallied against President Javier Milei's latest move to claim the islands. Veterans' groups accused the Argentine President for using the South Atlantic islands as political distraction from the country's domestic problems. This comes as Mr Milei threatened to "take matters into our own hands" over their dispute of Falklands sovereignty during his UN General Assembly address. Speaking from New York this afternoon, he said: "For us, the Malvinas are a national cause. I repeat, the Malvinas for us are a national cause." TRENDING Stories…GB News · 23 Sept, 19:34
• Javier Milei threatens to ‘take matters into our own hands’ as he issues fresh Falklands Islands warningArgentinian President Javier Milei has threatened to ‘take matters into our own hands’ in a fresh warning to the UK over the Falkland Islands. Addressing the United Nations in New York, the South American leader delivered a blistering speech in which he demanded that the international community back his claim over the South Atlantic British territory. “For us, the Malvinas are a national cause. I repeat, the Malvinas for us are a national cause,” Mr Milei declared, using the Argentine name for the Falklands. Britons have inhabited the islands for centuries, preceding Argentina's existence as…GB News · 23 Sept, 18:16
• Argentina takes Falklands claim to U.N., questions inactionArgentine President Javier Milei reaffirmed Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands before the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday.UPI · 23 Sept, 17:19
• Argentina to UN: Falkland Islands are a ‘national cause’Argentina’s President Javier Milei says the “principle of self-determination does not apply" to the Falkland Islands.Al Jazeera · 23 Sept, 17:12
• Milei issues call to UK over Falklands and says islanders shouldn't have choiceArgentine President Javier Milei said the Falklands Islands do not have the right to self-determination as their population was 'implanted' by an 'occupying power'The Mirror · 23 Sept, 16:59
• Burnham says UK ‘will stand firm in the face of any threats’ to Falkland IslandsArgentina’s president Javier Milei recently escalated tensions over the South Atlantic archipelagoThe Independent · 22 Sept, 22:20

In this story: Javier Milei · Argentina · United Kingdom · Falkland Islands · Tom Tugendhat · China

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