G77 urges UK to 'return to negotiations' with Argentina over Malvinas sovereignty

Foreign Ministers from the countries in the G77 and China coalition urged the United Kingdom to return to negotiations with Argentina over the sovereignty of the Malvinas Islands, the Argentine Foreign Ministry informed on Sunday.

“All of us ministers insist on the need to have the Argentine and the British governments to return to negotiations, in accordance with the principles and goals stated in the UN Charter and the pertinent resolutions reached during the General Assembly in order to swiftly find a peaceful solution to the sovereignty dispute,” the statement reads.

According to the Foreign Ministry, the statement underlines how much the current situation “seriously hinders Argentina’s economic capabilities.” 

The text urges both parts to “abstain” from making unilateral modifications to the current situation while the islands go through the process recommended in the Assembly General’s resolutions.

This is the first time that the coalition addressing the Malvinas Islands controversy in its final statement, the Foreign Ministry explained. 

The Argentine ambassador to the UN and head of the G77 and China coalition, Jorge Arguello said that the statement was “a clear step” in favour of the Argentine position.

“The developed world is concerned about the extraction of natural resources that a colonial power is conducting with impunity in the South Atlantic with no right to do so but the might of its military power,” he concluded.