Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDowning Street has rejected remarks made by Argentina’s foreign minister, Pablo Quirno, regarding the Falkland Islands, just days before a World Cup semi-final match between England and Argentina. Mr Quirno claimed that the Falkland Islanders were an “artificially implanted” population and that the 2013 referendum on their status was illegitimate, arguing that the islands represent a “special and particular colonial situation”. He stated that no unilaterally organised referendum by the UK could have legal effect on the dispute, which he believes should be resolved through negotiations between Argentina and the UK. A Downing Street spokesman firmly countered these claims, asserting that the Falkland Islanders are British and have an undeniable right to self-determination, citing the overwhelming 2013 vote to remain a UK overseas territory. The dispute over the Falkland Islands, which are administered by the UK but claimed by Argentina, led to a brief war in 1982, a conflict that continues to influence UK-Argentine relations. In fullStarmer hits back at Argentina over minister’s Falklands remark ahead of crunch World Cup matchMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Starmer dismisses Argentina’s Falklands claim ahead of England World Cup semi-final
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDowning Street has rejected remarks made by Argentina’s foreign minister, Pablo Quirno, regarding the Falkland Islands, just days before a World Cup semi-final match between England and Argentina. Mr Quirno claimed that the Falkland Islanders were an “artificially implanted” population and that the 2013 referendum on their status was illegitimate, arguing that the islands represent a “special and particular colonial situation”. He stated that no unilaterally organised referendum by the UK could have legal effect on the dispute, which he believes should be resolved through negotiations between Argentina and the UK. A Downing Street spokesman firmly countered these claims, asserting that the Falkland Islanders are British and have an undeniable right to self-determination, citing the overwhelming 2013 vote to remain a UK overseas territory. The dispute over the Falkland Islands, which are administered by the UK but claimed by Argentina, led to a brief war in 1982, a conflict that continues to influence UK-Argentine relations. In fullStarmer hits back at Argentina over minister’s Falklands remark ahead of crunch World Cup matchMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
