Friday, September 4th 2026 - 23:27 UTC
The statement, issued on behalf of the Assembly as a whole and carrying no individual signature, does not name Argentina and refers to Milei only once, in noting the time elapsed since his address
The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly issued a statement on Friday in response to Argentine President Javier Milei's address, maintaining that the archipelago's future is for those who live there to decide. “The Falkland Islands are a self-governing British Overseas Territory, and our future is a matter for the people who live here to decide,” the text says, adding that this is “a right grounded in international law” and that “it is not altered by the statements of any other government.”
The statement, issued on behalf of the Assembly as a whole and carrying no individual signature, does not name Argentina and refers to Milei only once, in noting the time elapsed since his address. “Statements like the ones made this week are not new to us,” it says. “Our long-established community has faced pressure of this kind many times over the decades, and despite this the Islands have continued to grow, develop, and thrive.”
The text recalls that in the 2013 referendum, on a turnout of 92%, residents voted 99.8% in favor of remaining a self-governing Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. “That democratic choice is clear, and it remains unchanged,” it states.
