The Organization of American States has called for the “resumption” of dialogue between Argentina and the United Kingdom on the Malvinas Islands

The General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Friday approved by acclamation a declaration on the question of the Malvinas Islands calling for a “resumption of negotiations” between the Argentine and British states over the dispute over the sovereignty of the archipelago. It was stated that Argentina had “legitimate rights”.

The representative of El Salvador to the Organization of American States, Agustin Vazquez, who chaired the third day of the 52nd plenary sessions of this body, said. , which was developed in Lima, the capital of Peru.

Previously, representatives to the United Nations from countries such as Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Uruguay, Peru, Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Guatemala and Costa Rica had endorsed their “unwavering support” for Argentina’s request to reconvene negotiations with the United States. Kingdom, the “Latin American issue” of the archipelago to which Argentina has “legitimate rights”.

“Today we once again ask the member states of the Organization of American States to continue to support the call for the resumption of negotiations between Argentina and the United Kingdom in order to resolve this dispute that affects the entire hemisphere,” Argentine Deputy Foreign Minister Pablo Titamante said. Advertising request.

In turn, the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States, Luis Almagro, emphasized the support that the organization had “historically” given to the question of the Malvinas Islands, occupied by the United Kingdom since 1833.

“The inalienable territorial rights of the Argentine Republic over the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich are in line with the position of this region; a negotiated peaceful solution is needed.”And Almagro stressed during his message in which he called on members of the Organization of American States to “support the achievement of this goal.”

In addition, he stressed that “unilateral exploitation or modification” made on “the platform or territorial seas” is not permitted.

The Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Malvinas, Antarctica and the South Atlantic, for his part, stressed that it is a “renewed achievement by #Malvinas”.

“In Lima, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States approved the declaration on the question of Malvinas by acclamation,” the official wrote on his account on the social network on Twitter, noting that this “reaffirms the need for Argentina and the United Kingdom to resume negotiations on the dispute over sovereignty.”

Likewise, he noted that the adopted declaration “expresses its satisfaction with the will of the Argentine government to continue to explore all possible avenues to resolve the conflict peacefully” and “for its constructive attitude in the interest of the people of the Malvinas Islands”.