April 3 (UPI) -- Bolivia defended its support for Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands and called for renewed negotiations with the United Kingdom after the British ambassador in La Paz criticized its position as "deeply disappointing and unacceptable."
Tensions escalated after remarks by U.K. Ambassador Richard Porter, who reaffirmed British sovereignty over the islands.
"The Falkland Islands are British. Their sovereignty is not in question," Porter said in a video recorded outside Bolivia's Foreign Ministry. He added that in 2013 "99.8% of the inhabitants voted to remain British" and defended "the right of peoples to decide their own future."
El embajador del Reino Unido Richard Porter criticó duramente este jueves a la Cancillería boliviana por declaraciones realizadas en La Paz durante un acto por el Día del Veterano y de los Caídos en la Guerra de las Malvinas.Embajada del Reino Unido en Bolivia pic.twitter.com/C1Qgm1Lfkk— Brújula Noticias (@BrujulaNoticias) April 2, 2026
Bolivia responded Thursday with an official statement it said was grounded in international law and United Nations resolutions.
