Late this Sunday afternoon, the newspaper Clarín published: “the government of Great Britain came to the crossroads of the support that China gave to Argentina in its claim for sovereignty in the Malvinas Islands, after that diplomatic matter was one of the points of the agreement signed by Alberto Fernández and Xi Jinping.” The media takes statements made by the Minister of the Crown Majesty for Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Affairs, Liz Truss ; on his Twitter account, where he expressed : "We completely reject any questioning of the sovereignty of the Malvinas (sic). The Malvinas are part of the British family and we will defend their right to self-determination." "China must respect the sovereignty of the Malvinas." Malvinas" .

The expressions of the British official come at the crossroads of the Chinese government's support for Argentina during the visit made by President Alberto Fernández , who included the Malvinas issue on the agenda of the meeting with the president of that country Xi Jinping . "China reiterated its support for the claims for full exercise of sovereignty by Argentina in the Question of the Malvinas Islands, as well as for the resumption as soon as possible of the negotiations aimed at the peaceful resolution of the dispute, in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the United Nations Organization," they reported from the Foreign Ministry early this Sunday, the 6th.

In exchange, the President reaffirmed Argentina's adherence "to the one-China principle", relevant to the tension between Beijing and Taiwan. Already on June 24, 2021, China had shown its support for the Argentine claim. In the Special Committee of Decolonization of the United Nations, Beijing's deputy permanent representative at the UN, Geng Shuang , urged Argentina and the United Kingdom to comply with resolution 2065 of the UN general assembly, which implies resuming dialogue before the territorial dispute.

"China firmly supports Argentina's legitimate claim to the sovereignty of the Malvinas Islands," he said on that occasion. The official response to Great Britain After the British minister's tweet came the response from the Argentine Government. The person in charge was Guillermo Carmona, secretary of Malvinas, Antarctica and the South Atlantic in the Argentine Foreign Ministry, portfolio in charge of Santiago Cafiero. The official responded to him directly to the message published on Twitter."Mrs @trussliz: The United Kingdom must respect international law and the call of the international community.

Por Agenda Malvinas