Malvinas

Argentina has reaffirmed its sovereignty claims to the UK-ruled Falkland Islands on the bicentennial of the first raising of its flag over the archipelago that it calls the Malvinas.

El 6 de noviembre de 1820, el Gobierno de las Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata, nombre político precursor del Estado argentino, izó por primera vez la bandera nacional en Puerto Soledad, que inició la posesión legítima que duró hasta la ocupación militar británica de 1833.

ARGENTINA's President Alberto Fernandez is stepping up the pressure in his Falklands sovereignty push tomorrow with the first meeting of the newly convened Malvinas National Council intended to put the issue on the agenda.

ARGENTINA will reaffirm its sovereignty over the Falklands Islands this week during a national event.

BRITAIN has lost patience with Argentina over its recent sabre-rattling over the Falklands and fired off a formal complaint about policies being pushed through by president Alberto Fernandez.

ARGENTINA'S claims of sovereignty over the Falklands have been rejected by furious islanders who have accused Buenos Aires of deliberately trying to harm the British Overseas Territory and relations with the UK.

La Asamblea General de la OEA respaldó la Declaración sobre la Cuestión de las Islas Malvinas que reclama a los gobiernos de Argentina y de Reino Unido que retomen las negociaciones sobre el litigio soberano en relación a las Islas Malvinas, informó el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del país sudamericano.

A SENIOR Argentine official has branded the UK's sovereignty over the Falklands illegal and warned Buenos Aires was doing everything it could to bring the islands under its control.

CENTRAL American countries have declared their support for Argentine sovereignty over the Falkland Islands at the United Nations.