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"The best way to pay tribute to them is to continue working every day to achieve the goal of recovering our sovereignty rights," officials said.
Argentina's Secretary of Malvinas, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Daniel Filmus on Friday presided over the commemorative act on Veteran's Day and the Fallen in the Malvinas War.
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He reiterated the calls on the British government to start negotiations ensuring Argentina's sovereignty over the Malvinas, South Georgia, and the South Sandwich Islands.
The usurpation of the natural resources and the military presence on the Malvinas were also rejected as it ignores all United Nations' resolutions.
The act offered special recognition to women and health professionals who behaved "with the same bravery as their military comrades" during the conflict.
Today is "Memorial Day" in Argentina.
— Laura Ación (@_lacion_) March 24, 2021
"It is always good to remember that the USA, the "world democracy defender", financed and assisted the military dictatorships in Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Peru, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Haiti, etc, etc" #NuncaMas https://t.co/JLN1ZIYBi5
Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez reiterated his commitment to long-term policies to comply with the "constitutional mandate" of recovering these territories.
"On this 39th anniversary, Argentineans honor with respect the combatants who gave their lives during the armed conflict and those people who returned to the continent carrying their bodies," a press release reads.
"The best way to pay tribute to them is to continue working every day to achieve the goal of recovering our sovereignty rights," it adds.
This graphic novel is a reminder of #Argentina’s bloody past of the horrors faced by people during the country's #military #dictatorship
— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) May 7, 2019
1976–1983 under which about 30 000 people disappeared. pic.twitter.com/HLIzFQTFVs
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