The General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) adopted by acclamation a declaration on the Question of the Malvinas Islands, reaffirming, once again, the need for the governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to resume, as soon as possible, negotiations on the sovereignty dispute, in order to find a peaceful solution to this protracted controversy.
The declaration, approved last October 21 during the 50th General Assembly of the OAS, renews the region's constant support for the Malvinas Question and reiterates that solving the sovereignty dispute between the two countries over the Malvinas, South Georgias and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas continues to be a standing issue of hemispheric interest.
In this context, Foreign Minister Felipe Solá thanked “the countries of the hemisphere for their continued solidarity” and reiterated that “the recovery of the full exercise of sovereignty over the Malvinas, South Georgias and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas, respecting the lifestyle of its inhabitants and in compliance with international law, is a permanent and non-renounceable goal that is enshrined in the National Constitution and constitutes a State Policy”.
The Secretary of Malvinas, Antarctica and South Atlantic of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Daniel Filmus, stressed that “the support on the Malvinas Question adopted by the OAS is a clear sign that it is a regional cause, not just an Argentine one."
During the discussion of the issue, numerous countries took the floor reaffirming their support for the resumption of negotiations between Argentina and the United Kingdom to solve the sovereignty dispute, among them, the representatives of Peru, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Suriname and Uruguay. Moreover, during its intervention, the Paraguayan delegation conveyed the support expressed by the Heads of State of MERCOSUR and Associated States in their 2019 and 2020 meetings.
Ecuador referred to the commitment expressed by the Group of 77 and China during the last meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs. Mexico reiterated the support of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC in the Spanish acronym), expressed in the recent adoption of the Special Declaration of the CELAC, and Nicaragua transmitted the support of the Central American Integration System (SICA in the Spanish acronym).
Foreign Minister Solá was also accompanied by the Secretary of Foreign Relations, Pablo Tettamanti, and the Chief of Staff of the Foreign Ministry, Guillermo Justo Chaves.
