Puricelli assures will insist on claims over militarization of South Atlantic

Defence Minister Arturo Puricelli assured that the Argentina government will reiterate its claims over the UK militarization at the Malvinas Islands and highlighted the backing of the Latin American country in the fight for the sovereignty of the achipelago.

"Our country will reiterate the claims accompanied by several countries, specially Latin America," Puricelli assured in the anniversary of the baptism of fire of the Army on May 1 1982 during the Malvinas Islands war.

During the rally held at the VI Air Brigade at the city of Tandil, the head of the ministry assured that "the support of the countries, specially from Latin America, will help Argentina achieve its aim of recovering its soverignty over the Islands."

According to Puricelli, the Malvinas Islands is the "only place militarized in South America."