Milei: Give us a Hong Kong-style handover of Falklands
- Javier Milei proposed a Hong Kong-style agreement for the Falkland Islands, referencing the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration where the UK handed Hong Kong to China with a 50-year political system guarantee.
- Milei called for a peaceful and consensual solution for the Falklands, stating Argentines do not want war and dismissing the islanders' right to self-determination as invalid or illegitimate.
- The UK's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband responded that the islanders' right to self-determination is paramount and affirmed the UK's firm position on the Falklands.
- Milei faces political challenges ahead of the 2027 election, including low approval ratings and opposition from his Vice President Victoria Villarruel, who holds opposing views on the Falklands issue.
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Argentine President Javier Milley has called on Britain to hand over the Falkland Islands to Argentina in a model similar to the deal that returned Hong Kong to China, stressing that Buenos Aires does not want another war over a dispute over sovereignty over the islands. He told the British newspaper The Economist, Focus reports. "In the long term, we can get the islands back. Britain did it with Hong Kong, so why don't we find an agreement to r…
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PressNewsAgencyJavier Milei says Falkland Islands should be ceded in Hong Kong-style deal
Javier Milei has called for Britain to cede the Falkland Islands to Argentina in a Hong Kong-style deal.The publishing of the remarks followed his rare address to the nation which outlined a series of sanctions against a British-Israeli oil drilling operation, the establishment of a military base on Tierra del Fuego and the creation of a National Security Council.He also declared the Falkland Islands to be Argentinian, referring to them as the M…
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