FALKLAND ISLANDS: SELF-DETERMINATION
binding Security Council Resolution was to refuse to comply, and to send in more troops. The result was war and the surrender and expulsion of the Argentine forces. Argentina now conveniently ignores the invasion, which resulted in the loss of nearly a thousand lives.
In 1994 Argentina placed its unconditional claim to the Falklands in its constitution, with complete disregard for UN Resolution 31/49 which calls on neither side to introduce unilateral modifications in the situation.
superseded by this act of war. UN Security Council resolution 502 (April 1982) demanded an immediate withdrawal of all Argentine forces from the Falkland Islands. This was binding. Argentina’s response to the
Argentine bullying Whilst Falkland Islanders wish for nothing more than normal relationships with all neighbouring countries, under the regime of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner we have endured a series of intimidating and bullying actions which are all designed to try to destroy our economy and
force us into giving in to Argentina’s wishes.
It is a fact that, under the Carlos Menem government and his foreign Minister Guido Di Tella, relationships post-war were of course difficult. However, in the 1990s Falkland Islanders were involved in discussions and agreements with Argentina, resulting in the 1999 agreement regarding a direct flight connection with Chile, the agreement for the Argentine families commission to build a memorial at Darwin, Argentina agreeing to look at changing place names in the Falklands to the English names, agreement that Argentina would look at the feasibility of minefield clearance and agreement also over the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks. We also agreed a special area of joint hydrocarbons exploration. Sadly, whilst the Falklands has held firm with its side of the agreement, the only part of the
Opposite page: British to the core;
Above: The count begins under the watchful eyes of the Observer Mission;
Left: Riders lead the rally to the finish point.
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