US ratifies support for finding diplomatic exit to Malvinas spat

The US Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Roberta Jacobson, ratified the Obama administration’s standing on the Malvinas sovereignty issue, which urges Argentina and the United Kingdom to find a diplomatic exit to the matter.

“Our position remains the same. This is a problem between two of our partners. We do not want to change our position. We prefer that both countries negotiate a diplomatic solution in that matter,” she said in an interview she gave in Peru, previous to her arrival to Argentina. 

The US State Department official was expected to arrive in Buenos Aires on Wednesday afternoon and is scheduled to meet with Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman and business leaders on Thursday.

Speaking to the Peruvian press, Jacobson stressed the importance of their relationship with Latin America in matters such as the fight against drug trafficking and climate change policies.