Malvinas

As Argentina remembered the lives it lost during the brutal 1982 Falklands War with the UK, its president has pledged to keep the effort to reclaim the islands alive. But the conflict dates from way before 1982.

20:08 - “Before Macri there was no dialogue, so there were no opportunities for mutually beneficial cooperation,” Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie said. “Now we have been able to launch talks that set aside the issue of sovereignty over the Malvinas to cooperate in other areas, including the possibility of recognizing the bodies in Darwin cemetery.”

Gracias a labores conjuntas de la Cruz Roja y el Gobierno argentino más de 90 soldados fueron identificados en diciembre. Por primera vez desde el año 1991 familiares de los fallecidos visitaron Las Malvinas para un acto religioso.

27/03/18 - 12:51 - Joint operation to identify remains is testament to thawed relations between former foes

26/03/018 - 17:01 - The families of 90 Argentine soldiers killed during the 1982 war with Britain traveled Monday to the Falkland Islands to visit the graves of loved ones who were recently identified under an agreement between both countries.