Monday, July 13th 2026 - 08:25 UTC
Any Argentine claim could rest on the Madrid II Agreement, signed by both countries in 1990 after diplomatic relations were restored
Argentina's foreign ministry is considering a formal statement following the transit of the Royal Navy patrol vessel HMS Medway, which sailed from the Falklands to the Chilean port of Punta Arenas, in an episode over which Buenos Aires and London offer conflicting accounts.
According to Argentine officials, the ship entered waters under national jurisdiction off Santa Cruz before continuing toward Tierra del Fuego and crossing to Chile, without prior notification. The Argentine Navy tracked the movement using sensors along the southern coast and reported it to the foreign ministry. The Secretariat for the Malvinas, Antarctica and the South Atlantic is assessing what steps to take.
The United Kingdom rejects that version. Foreign Office sources say the British embassy in Buenos Aires informed the Argentine foreign ministry, the Defense Ministry and the Joint Chiefs of Staff in advance of the ship's departure for Chile on logistics and resupply duties.
