Argentina Rejects Military Exercise in Malvinas Islands

The Argentinian government rejected on Thursday the latest military exercises carried out by the U.K. in the Malvinas Islands. This after the U.K. launched missiles between April 26 and 28.

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"These maneuvers constitute an unjustified show of force and again ignore the calls of the numerous resolutions of the United Nations and other international organizations, which urge both Argentina and the United Kingdom to resume negotiations, to find a solution, the peaceful and definitive solution to the sovereignty dispute that involves both countries in the Question of the Malvinas Islands," the government said in a statement.

Moreover, the Argentine Foreign Ministry recalled that it denounced to the U.K. government beforehand, on April 6 and it has notified the incident to the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the International Maritime Organization.

"The Argentine Government has also remarked that the persistence of the United Kingdom in carrying out military exercises in the South Atlantic specifically contravenes resolution 31/49 of the United Nations General Assembly and holds the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for any damage derived from this. new act violating the Resolution," the government added.