Argentina intends to seek the full restoration of sovereignty over the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands disputed with the United Kingdom after the United Kingdom and Mauritius concluded an agreement to return the Chagos archipelago in the center of the Indian Ocean under the control of the island republic. This was stated by Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino.
"The long-standing dispute between the UK and Mauritius has ended today, the Mauritians have managed to defend their Chagos archipelago. This milestone implies the end of the last English colony in Africa. Moving along the path that has begun and taking concrete actions <>, we are going to restore full sovereignty over our Malvinas Islands. The Malvinas Islands were, are and will always be Argentine," the minister wrote on the social network X, TASS reports.
Earlier, the governor of the Falkland Islands, Alison Blake, said that the British government has no plans to give up sovereignty over the archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean against the background of the transfer of Chagos to Mauritius.
Recall that the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands, located in the southwestern part of the Atlantic, have been the subject of a territorial dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom for about two centuries. In April 1982, a war broke out between the countries. The South American Republic was defeated, having lost 649 servicemen in two and a half months of hostilities. The losses of the British side amounted to 255 people.
In March 2013, the overwhelming majority of the inhabitants of the archipelago voted in a referendum for the territory to remain in the possession of the United Kingdom. Argentina did not recognize the results of the referendum.