Tuesday, September 1st 2026 - 17:28 UTC
Milei described the matter as “the most important and sacred cause we Argentines have” and said “something very significant happened yesterday” in relation to it.
Argentine President Javier Milei announced on Tuesday that he will address the nation on Thursday evening to set out the state of the sovereignty claim over the Falklands, a day after US President Donald Trump said he was reviewing his country's position on the archipelago.
The decision was taken after a cabinet meeting at the Casa Rosada, at which Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno presented an assessment of ongoing diplomatic efforts. Milei described the matter as “the most important and sacred cause we Argentines have” and said “something very significant happened yesterday” in relation to it.
The president had said in early August that Washington's shift in international strategy could favour the Argentine position. “It needs a reliable ally in the South Atlantic and we are one,” he said at the time, arguing his government has achieved the greatest diplomatic progress on the issue since the return of democracy, with the aim of bringing the Falklands, South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime area under Argentine control. He added that the claim has historic backing from China and that “now the United States is taking a position towards our case.”
