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Argentina said it would submit to the United Nations General Assembly a request for the UK to resume talks on sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands, which Britain calls the Falklands.

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Argentina proposes to the United Nations the prospect of negotiations with Britain over the sovereignty of the Malvinas Islands. (Source: GETTY)

According to information from the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs , Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero will lead a delegation to attend the United Nations (UN) session taking place on June 20 in New York (USA), in which the head of Argentina's foreign ministry will make a statement reaffirming the South American country's sovereignty over the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and surrounding maritime areas.

In addition, Mr. Cafiero also reiterated the Argentine Government 's commitments to promoting the process of resolving sovereignty disputes in these territories based on resolutions issued by the UN General Assembly.

During his visit to the UN headquarters in New York, Argentine Foreign Minister Cafiero also met with Secretary-General António Guterres, during which the two sides will continue to discuss the sovereignty of the Malvinas Islands.

The Malvinas Islands lie about 650km off the coast of Argentina and nearly 8,000km from the UK. Argentina took over the islands from Spain and deployed military forces there from 1820. However, in 1883 Britain occupied the islands and asserted sovereignty there.

In 1982, Argentina attacked the British garrison and recaptured the islands for 74 days, but was defeated again. The armed conflict claimed the lives of 649 Argentine soldiers and 255 British soldiers.

Although the Malvinas are under British trusteeship, Argentina has always claimed sovereignty over the islands. For its part, despite UN resolutions calling for negotiations with Argentina, London has ignored them and has conditioned negotiations only if the islanders request them. The Malvinas’ approximately 3,000 inhabitants, most of whom are British or their descendants, do not want to be controlled by Argentina.

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