At the end of August, with a selective call, the government of Javier Milei resumed the sessions of the Malvinas National Council . This was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship. Without prior official information, calling some and ignoring others, the national government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs resumed the sessions of the Council created by Alberto Fernández to contribute to generating the political and social consensus necessary to design and implement State policies that aim to make effective the full exercise of sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands.
A week later, PRO deputy Fernando Iglesias met with the British ambassador, Kirsty Hayes . The meeting took place within the framework of the Argentine government's request to be a 'global partner' of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Iglesias was designated as an interlocutor by the government. If this were the case, Argentina would have to cooperate with the members of the alliance, sharing intelligence and participating in military operations. But NATO would not have the duty to help Argentina in a hypothetical war.
Through Press Information No. 70/24 , the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Argentine Republic reported on the reestablishment of the diplomatic treaty signed in September 2016 with the United Kingdom of Great Britain, by the government of Mauricio Macri , known as the Foradori-Duncan Agreement. Agreement through which all restrictions established by the administrations of Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner were lifted, to stop the British colonial advance in the Malvinas Islands and in more than one million square kilometers of Argentine territory in the South Atlantic.
In a public statement, the Legislative Assembly of the British colony that usurps the Malvina Islands welcomed “the announcement of a new cooperation agreement between the United Kingdom and Argentina” on a series of issues related to the Islands and the South Atlantic in general.
One day later, the deputy of La Libertad Avanza, María Fernanda Araujo , head of the Commission of Relatives of the Fallen in Malvinas, expressed herself in favor of the new agreement between the Government of Javier Milei and the British usurpers reached in New York between the Chancellor Diana Mondino and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom David Lammy , in relation to the sovereignty dispute over the Malvinas Islands. A new sell-out pact in favor of the United Kingdom, which proposes another transfer of sovereignty to the colonialist power that illegally occupies Argentine territories in the South Atlantic. In this way, the disastrous Foradori-Duncan Agreement was refloated, signed during the government of Mauricio Macri by an Argentine official who, as his British counterpart later confirmed, was drunk.
In a report published at the end of September, the British oil company Rockhopper Exploration plc ; as it defines itself “with key interests in the North Malvinas Basin” ; announced “its unaudited results for the six months (of 2024), ended June 30, 2024” . It is the company that in 2010 acquired from the Kelpers, violating Argentine legislation; an oil exploration license north of the archipelago, and where it found a world-class deposit that they named Sea Lion or Sea Lion. And as it has been announcing, they will begin to exploit it in 2025 after having associated with the Israeli Navitas , who added a figure close to 1 billion dollars, to guarantee its development, planning to drill in a first stage, 23 wells and extract in the term of 8 years, 312 million barrels of oil.
Through a document entitled "A new agreement for the delivery of Sovereignty in our South Atlantic" , the Center of Ex-Combatants of the Malvinas Islands (CECIM) of La Plata, denounced the recent diplomatic treaty between the Foreign Minister, Diana Mondino , and her British counterpart, David Lammy , for the damage it means for the interests of Argentina in the question of the Malvinas Islands and the South Atlantic.
Days later, the CECIM filed a complaint against President Javier Milei and Foreign Minister Diana Mondino for alleged "abuse of authority" and "violation of duties of a public official" following the decision taken jointly with England in relation to the flights to the Malvinas Islands. The complaint was filed by Judge María Romilda Servini in the federal courts of the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Retiro. This complaint was added to another filed by lawyer Valeria Carreras against Mondino for the same events, which is being processed in the court of Magistrate Sebastián Ramos , in the same federal jurisdiction of Buenos Aires.
In a new demonstration of submission to the British invader, at the beginning of October, the national government participated with a delegation headed by the Secretary of Mining of the Nation, Luis Lucero , in the new edition of the “London Metal Exchange Week 2024” . A meeting that brings together “authorities from countries, investment funds, mining operators and explorers, suppliers and other experts to address the latest trends, opportunities and developments in the sector” ; organized jointly by the Argentine Embassy in London and the British Embassy in Argentina. The representative of the Milei government was accompanied by five governors of the “dialogue” opposition who make up both the Lithium and Copper Roundtables: Carlos Sadir , from Jujuy; Gustavo Sáenz , from Salta; Raúl Jalil , from Catamarca; Marcelo Orrego , from San Juan; and Alfredo Cornejo , from Mendoza. The province of Río Negro was also part of the delegation, represented by its Minister of Production, Andrea Polizzi . Each of them spoke about the potential of the Argentine provinces to boost economic growth, technological development and job creation in the national mining sector.
Following the diplomatic pact between Foreign Minister Diana Mondino and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy , reissuing Mauricio Macri 's Foradori-Duncan Agreement , Javier Milei 's administration would seek to "prevent" the use of such patriotic images and symbols in the National Congress. According to newspaper reports, there would be support from the Republican Proposal (PRO ) sector and even the abstention of a part of the Radical Civic Union (UCR) , so that the Congressional authorities would censor the display of any Malvinas symbol.
Once again, the Malvinas Islands Veterans' Centre (CECIM) in La Plata ratified the criminal complaint against President Javier Milei and Foreign Minister Diana Mondino for alleged "abuse of authority" and "violation of duties of a public official" as a result of the decision they made jointly with England on a second commercial flight and fishing cooperation with Great Britain, as a usurping State.
The Malvinas Combatants Confederation filed a criminal complaint against Foreign Minister Diana Mondino for the agreement with Great Britain that reestablishes the weekly flight from San Pablo (Brazil) to the Malvinas Islands with a monthly stopover in Córdoba, the fishing cooperation so that the Kelpers can sell a license with Argentine scientific information on the quantity and quality of the fish resources they plunder, and for the identification of the last collective grave in the Darwin cemetery.
As the charges against it continued to mount, the government joined Israel's fight against Iran by sending military support. Javier Milei 's government joined the Combined Maritime Forces against Iran, commanded by the United States and Great Britain. Our country's troops will try to ensure that the Houthis do not cut off oil supplies to the West. The Ministry of Defense plans to send aircraft and vessels to carry out maritime patrols in 2025 and 2026.
Anglo-Australian company Rio Tinto has bought Arcadium Lithium , taking over two of the largest lithium projects in the country: Olaroz in Jujuy and Fenix in Catamarca. In this way, Great Britain keeps a significant part of Argentine lithium. The delivery policy of Alberto Fernández 's government continues and deepens with that of Javier Milei . The Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto confirmed the purchase of Arcadium Lithium for 6.7 billion dollars, consolidating its business in the lithium market at a global level.
In mid-October, Milei received Boris Johnson , a defender of the colonial and military occupation of the Malvinas, at the Casa Rosada. The visit of the former British Prime Minister was reported to mean that Milei would travel to London. There is no precedent that matches such an outrageous insult to memory. In a clownish and embarrassing spectacle that demonstrates the submission of the Argentine government to British colonialism, President Javier Milei received the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson , at the Casa Rosada. The leaders took a photo together and Milei allowed him to go out onto the presidential balcony so that the English politician could greet an imaginary audience, since there were only a few curious people watching from Plaza de Mayo, dishonoring the memory of our Malvinas heroes.
A week later, Milei 's government reiterated its support for Ukraine and Israel. Under the watchful eye of Laura Richardson , head of the United States Southern Command, the XVI Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas was held in Mendoza. The government The Argentine government condemned the Russian special military operation in Ukraine and expressed its support for Israel, but said nothing about the Malvinas situation. Once again, the Argentine government gave clear signals to the world that it will continue to be tied to the wagon and the fate of the Atlanticist axis led by the United States, the United Kingdom and Israel, as Petri celebrated "the courage to continue to raise its voice against the invasion perpetrated by Russia against Ukraine." He also emphasized the country's strategic positioning in defense of liberal democracies and Western values, stating that "with weak democracies, with autocracies or with dictatorships, these regional problems are exponentially aggravated." In another demonstration of alignment with the Western warlike axis, Minister Petri "highlighted Argentina's effort to promote the accompaniment of member countries when it comes to recognizing Israel's right to defend itself from terrorist attacks."
At the end of November, the mission of a British ship in Argentine waters to benefit illegal fishing in the Malvinas was approved. The approval for the RRS James Cook was granted by the Federal Fisheries Council . Chubut and Buenos Aires expressed their opposition.
Having already completed a year of management, Javier Milei spoke of the Malvinas and said that he will seek to “recover them” through “diplomatic means” . This is what he expressed to an English newspaper, where he spoke of his management and praised China as “a very friendly partner” . The Argentine newspaper Infobae published the article that the British media specializing in economy The Spectator TV made to President Javier Milei ; where the president again defends his economic policy, to the point of stating that: “I experience pleasure cutting public spending, removing the State from the middle” . Specifically, regarding the Malvinas Question, Milei said: “We have a claim, we consider that there are grounds to maintain that the Malvinas Islands are Argentine and we will seek through diplomatic means to try to recover them. According to international criteria, it is a territory that belongs to Argentina, and we will continue working on the diplomatic level to recover them” .
Finally, the Foreign Ministry has refused the entry of the British scientific vessel RRS James Cook into Argentine waters. Now under the leadership of Gerardo Werthein and arguing strategic and environmental reasons. The vessel was scheduled to carry out scientific activities in the South Atlantic. The provinces of Buenos Aires and Chubut had opposed it. According to information published by the newspaper Clarín, the Argentine Foreign Ministry decided to prohibit the entry of the British scientific vessel RRS James Cook into national waters, arguing strategic and environmental reasons, despite the fact that technical and ministerial sectors had given the go-ahead for its entry. The vessel was scheduled to carry out joint scientific activities with Argentine counterparts during December 2024 and January 2025.
Ex-combatants and veterans filed an appeal for PAMI to guarantee 100% coverage of medicines. They did so before the Federal Court No. 4 of La Plata. They demanded that "the current regulations of the Program for the Care of War Veterans be complied with." Once again, the Malvinas Veterans Center (CECIM) La Plata and accompanied on this occasion by the Malvinas Islands Veterans Center (CEVECIM) of Berisso filed an appeal against PAMI before the Federal Court No. 4 of the city of La Plata, in charge of Judge Alberto Recondo so that "the current regulations of the Program for the Care of War Veterans and their families be complied with and that 100 percent coverage of medicines for chronic, acute and outpatient treatments, due to prevalent pathologies as a consequence of the war conflict, be guaranteed." Through the official program they had five free medications, "but after a restructuring of PAMI this benefit was eliminated."
From Agenda Malvinas we will continue to denounce the policy of surrender and submission to Anglo-Yankee imperialism by a government that intends to turn us into a colony again and we will continue to honor the memory of our heroes, our ex-combatants and all the veterans. Because the Homeland is not for sale.
