President Javier Milei reaffirmed the claim of Argentine sovereignty over the Falkland Islands during an interview granted to French television and assured that his Government is working on a state policy aimed at recovering the archipelago through diplomatic means.
In a conversation with LCI, a channel belonging to the TF1 group, the president stated that Argentina's rights over the Islands are supported by historical and legal arguments. The interview was conducted from Buenos Aires ahead of the upcoming presidential visit to France. “The Falklands are Argentine. Because of history, because of law, and it is perfectly documented”, Milei affirmed when referring to the sovereignty claim with the United Kingdom.
The President also referred to the composition of the population of the archipelago after the British occupation and stated that the inhabitants who were there were displaced and subsequently replaced. “They expelled the population of the Falklands and implanted a new population. The original population was expelled and new inhabitants were placed,” he argued.
During the interview, Milei considered that the current political, economic, and demographic situation in the United Kingdom should lead London to reconsider its position regarding the archipelago. “Clearly, they should seriously reconsider returning the islands to us peacefully, because it is Argentine territory”, he assured.
