Argentina vows to take Falkland Islands back after UK decision
manchestereveningnews.co.ukArgentina has vowed to gain “full sovereignty” of the Falkland Islands after the UK gave up control of a remote archipelago.
Sir Keir Starmer’s Government announced on Thursday that Britain had returned the Chagos Islands, in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius in return for securing the future of a strategically important military base.
Now, Argentina's foreign minister, Diana Mondino, promised “concrete action” to ensure that the Falklands – the British-controlled archipelago that Argentina calls the Malvinas and claims as its own – are handed to Buenos Aires.
In an intervention that will fuel rising Tory criticism of the UK-Mauritius agreement and its perceived implications for other overseas territories, Ms Mondino said: “The long dispute between Britain and Mauritius came to a conclusion today, with Mauritians successfully regaining their territory of Chagos. “We welcome this step in the right direction and the end to outdated practices.
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