President Alberto Fernández held a meeting with the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and although they spoke of a potential economic complementarity between the two countries, the Argentine president pointed out that there is no possibility of progress until a negotiation for the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.
As Télam was able to reconstruct, the meeting, which lasted half an hour and took place in the Bavarian castle of Elmau, began with an exchange on Ukraine with very different positions: while the British maintain open support and bet on a military victory for kyiv, Fernández pointed out the need to establish negotiations with Moscow.
Immediately afterwards, the leader of the conservative party commented on the potential that exists in Argentina regarding agriculture, gas and minerals.
As Télam was able to learn, Fernández pointed out the true nature of all these statements, but clarified that There is no possibility of progress without mediating a negotiation for the sovereignty of Malvinas.
Johnson first commented that the issue has been closed for 40 years and defended the self-determination of the islanders as he does in the Ukrainian case, a statement that deserved a response from the head of state in the sense that what happened in 1982 was a war and that, nevertheless, the UN Decolonization Committee votes, year after year, the resolution that calls for a negotiation between the parties.
Fernandez made it clear that the Malvinas is not “another issue”, but that it is felt in the streets.
In this sense, he reiterated that Argentina is ready to resume the dialogue in accordance with the United Nations resolutions.
He also requested the reestablishment of regular flights between the islands and the Argentine mainland with the flag carrier.
As this agency had anticipated, the bilateral meeting had been requested by the United Kingdom within the framework of the G7 summit taking place in Munich, Germany.
