President Alberto Fernández warned today that the usurpation of the Malvinas Islands by the United Kingdom “should embarrass the whole world” and affirmed that “it is true” the slogan that the claim of sovereignty over that territory “unites” the Argentines , for which he called for there to be no “partisan differences.”
Fernández maintained that “the slogan” that the claim on the Malvinas Islands “unites us” is “true” because -he said- “Argentina does not fully see its sovereignty as long as those lands continue to be usurped by the United Kingdom”, and recalled ” the obligation we have towards those who gave up their lives fighting to recover them, and the duties we have towards those who fought” on those lands.
The President spoke at the inauguration, together with Defense Minister Jorge Taiana, of a commemorative monument for the Malvinas built by the Tandanor Shipyard in front of the Libertador Building, on the 190th anniversary of the beginning of the usurpation by Great Britain of the islands. of the South Atlantic.
In his speech, the President considered that “an act of colonialism” such as the usurpation of the Malvinas Islands “should embarrass the whole world” in this 21st century, and called to “continue insisting” on the claim of sovereignty.”Reclaim the sovereignty and the fact that Argentina enjoys territorial freedom should draw the attention of the most powerful in the world.
We are going to continue insisting that the Malvinas are Argentine and we are not at peace with ourselves if we do not continue to claim for those who gave up their lives and for those who continue to fight,” said the president, referring to the veterans and deceased soldiers. during the conflict. He also pointed out that “in that claim there should be no partisan differences” because “in those lands there is Argentine wealth and they are assets that are ours.”
“As long as we do not integrate them into the territory, we will continue to lack these riches,” warned the head of state. After reiterating that Latin America is a “territory of peace,” Fernández affirmed that “the only thing that is setting up” the United Kingdom on the islands is a “propitious scenario to arm themselves in the South Atlantic”. For her part, Taiana ratified the “commitment we have to defend sovereignty, to look towards the South Atlantic, to look at the islands, and to look at the Antarctic” and said that this “is what guides us”.
“That is why this monument that reflects our love for the islands is the commitment to continue working every day in the most effective way possible for the effective recovery and administration of our territory,” said the minister, who stated that “we do not want colonialism in The 21st century”.
“We do not accept these archaic positions”, nor “the reluctance of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to sit down and talk with the Argentines” and anticipated that at the next CELAC meeting to be held in Buenos Aires “we will see how the whole The continent supports the Argentine position of defense of the sovereignty and belonging of the Malvinas Islands, to the territorial integrity of Argentina”.
The “Malvinas Argentinas, 40 años” monument was designed by Eugenio Xaus, painted by Maria Julia Goyena and placed by Marcelo Mazzulla and Paola Bagnera, four workers from the National Shipyard who shared the stage with the President and the Defense Minister. Ministry of Defense promoted the donation of the commemorative monument, made entirely in Tandanor, which was located in front of the Libertador Building, as established by the law approved unanimously in the Buenos Aires Legislature on November 17, promoted by the Buenos Aires legislator of the Front de Todos, Victoria Montenegro. The Security Ministers, Aníbal Fernández; of Science, Technology and Innovation, Daniel Filmus; of Health, Carla Vizzotti; Territorial Development and Habitat, Santiago Maggiotti; of Transportation, Diego Giuliano; the General Secretary of the Presidency, Julio Vitobello, and military authorities and foreign guests.
