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The Falkland Islands are located in the Argentine Sea, approximately 600 km from the Patagonian coast. They have an area of 11,718 km2 and are composed of two main islands, Soledad and Gran Malvina, and approximately 200 smaller islets.

Beginning in 1765, they were occupied by the Spanish authorities of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, following diplomatic and military disputes between France, Spain, and Great Britain.

In the 1820s, the Argentine authorities based in Buenos Aires took possession of the islands using the same principle that constituted the Argentine Nation and even naming Luis Vernet Governor of the islands on June 10, 1829. On January 3, 1833, the Falkland Islands were usurped by the British corvette Clio, which expelled the current Argentine authorities.

This situation lasted until April 2, 1982, the year in which Operation Rosario began, i.e. the recovery of the islands by Argentine military forces, giving rise to the 1982 Falklands Conflict. The national flag flew on the islands until June 14, 1982, at which time they were once again usurped by the British Empire.

The National Constitution, in its reform in force since 1994, states in its First Transitory Provision that "the Argentine Nation ratifies its legitimate and imprescriptible sovereignty over the Malvinas, South Georgia, and South Sandwich Islands and the corresponding maritime and insular spaces, as an integral part of the national territory. The recovery of these territories and the full exercise of sovereignty, respecting the way of life of their inhabitants and in accordance with the principles of international law, constitute a permanent and inalienable objective of the Argentine people."

In this regard, we constantly reiterate to international and regional organizations and the community at large the call for the United Kingdom to resume sovereignty negotiations in accordance with the relevant resolutions and declarations of the United Nations and the Organization of American States, also expressing Argentina's permanent willingness to do so.