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The Question of the Malvinas Islands embodies Argentina’s territorial integrity, oceanic projection, bicontinental identity, wealth and projection into the South Atlantic.
Argentina's fans hold a banner reading “The Malvinas are Argentine“ on July 19 as they gather near the Obelisk after Argentina lost the FIFA World Cup final soccer match against Spain in Buenos Aires. (AFP/Luis Robayo)
Only a few weeks ago, the Question of the Malvinas Islands once again took center stage on the international agenda. The Organization of American States (OAS), the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization (C24), and the States Parties and Associated States of Mercosur reiterated their call for Argentina and the United Kingdom to resume negotiations in order to resolve the sovereignty dispute through peaceful means.These recent pronouncements reaffirmed that a sovereignty dispute exists between the Argentine Republic and the UK over the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas. This dispute must be resolved through bilateral negotiations, by peaceful means, and in accordance with international law.
The value of these resolutions lies in keeping alive the obligation to negotiate while making increasingly evident the UK’s decision to continue disregarding that mandate. Maintaining this position requires sustained effort, where every consensus achieved demands active, persistent and technically sound diplomacy.
