Milei reiterates the claim for Argentine sovereignty of the Malvinas 42 years after the war

The Argentine president Javier Milei reiterated the “unwavering claim” of sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands and called on the Argentines to “reconciliate” with the Armed Forces that in 1982During the dictatorship, they declared war on the United Kingdom for control of the South Atlantic archipelago.

In front of the cenotaph located in Buenos Aires that commemorates the 649 Argentines killed in the war declared on the United Kingdom by the government of a bloody dictatorship (1976-1983), he stated that “no one listens to or respects a country that only produces poverty and whose politicians “They despise their own armed forces,” declared the president surrounded by ministers, military leaders and veterans.

“There is no sovereignty without economic prosperity and no economic prosperity without freedom,” said the liberal president during the central event for the 42nd anniversary of the Day of the Veteran and those who fell in the Falklands War against the United Kingdom, in which He promised to promote from his government “a real and sincere claim (regarding the Malvinas), not mere words, in international forums with no impact on reality.”.

“We propose a State restricted to its essential functions and freedom to produce, work, trade and circulate,” Milei listed, considering economic prosperity essential “to be able to claim its sovereignty and be respected by other nations.”

“But the economy alone is not enough, there is no sovereignty or international respect for our interests if the political leadership does everything possible to tarnish the name of our armed forces,” he said, blaming “the policy of harassing and humiliating” the military.

“That time is over, they are pride for our nation, they will have the respect that has been long denied to them,” he said.

That time is over, they are pride for our nation, they will have the respect that has been long denied them.

The president made no mention of the dictatorship whose crimes are still being aired by justice with more than 1,100 convicted in 317 sentences and 62 ongoing processes.among them for abuse and torture by the Argentine military of its soldiers during the war in the Malvinas, in addition to some 30,000 missing persons according to human rights organizations.

On March 24, tens of thousands of protesters gathered in the Plaza de Mayo to repudiate the crimes of the dictatorship.

“I do not want respect to be a monopoly
of a political space, that is why I call on society as a whole to inaugurate a new era of reconciliation, giving the armed forces the place, recognition and support they deserve,” he said. Milei.

Argentina claims sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands through diplomatic channels since the war, which lasted 74 days with the surrender of the South American country and a death toll of 649 Argentines and 255 British.

On April 2, 1982, Argentina – then governed by a military junta – took the islands through an amphibious landing.which caused no enemy or civilian casualties, capturing and deporting the British garrison.

After three months of intense fighting on land, sea and air, the last Argentine military dictatorship (1976-1983) signed the surrender on June 14 of that same year. The war left a total of 649 Argentines, 255 British and three civilians dead.

Since the end of the war and under uninterrupted democracy, the United Kingdom has rejected the South American country's claims for Argentine sovereignty of the islands and their surrounding maritime spaces, despite repeated calls for dialogue from the United Nations and other international organizations.

Another tribute is expected at Casa Rosada, headquarters of the Executive, where the Government is expected to change the name of the Hall of the Native Peoples, for one related to the feat. In addition, Villarruel will participate in a mass in the Buenos Aires Cathedral and launch an agenda called “Malvinas Week” in the Senate.