As part of a renewed stage of the bilateral relationship, based on dialogue and trust building, the Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship, Diana Mondino, and the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, David Lammy, met in New York on 24 September and made progress towards a broad agenda covering different issues related to the South Atlantic. It was agreed that the formula on the sovereignty safeguard formula adopted in Paragraph 2 of the Joint Statement of 19 October 1989 applies to this agenda and its outcomes.
Both parties have agreed to resume negotiations aimed at completing the third phase of the Humanitarian Project Plan (HPP) together with the International Committee of the Red Cross, and to organize a visit to the Islands next-of-kin of fallen soldiers before the end of 2024, so that they can visit the graves where their remains were laid to rest.
In addition, they also stressed the need to take concrete steps in the area of fisheries conservation and towards improved connectivity, in accordance with the arrangements reached in 2018, including the resumption of the weekly Sao Paulo flight to the Islands, which stops in Córdoba once a month.
These measures aimed at promoting human and economic development and strengthening links between the Islands and the mainland, will make it possible to advance a more ambitious cooperation agenda in different areas, under the sovereignty formula.
Finally, both Foreign Minister Mondino and Secretary Lammy welcomed the steps being taken to establish an improved bilateral relationship and agreed to speal again when opportunity allowed.
