After almost five years, 140 relatives of those who fell in the Malvinas during the South Atlantic conflict returned to the islands to pay tribute to those buried in the Darwin cemetery.
The trip took place after the diplomatic agreement reached between former Foreign Minister Diana Mondino and the Secretary of Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom David Lammy , which reestablished the sell-out Foradori-Duncan Agreement of the presidential administration of Mauricio Macri , where it was "agreed to adopt appropriate measures to remove all obstacles that limit the economic growth and sustainable development of the Malvinas Islands, including trade, fishing, navigation and hydrocarbons." And as the only compensation, that the relatives of those killed in the war can go to visit the Darwin cemetery.
In this instance, the information widely disseminated refers to the achievement obtained through diplomatic efforts carried out by the Argentine Foreign Ministry, the Association of Relatives of Fallen in Malvinas and the South Atlantic Islands, Corporación América and Aeropuertos Argentina.
The relatives traveled early Wednesday morning on a Boeing 737 chartered by the Andes company, which landed at the NATO military base airport in Monte Agradable at 6:30; and were then transferred to the Darwin cemetery where the remains of 238 of the 649 combatants who fell during the South Atlantic conflict that occurred in 1982 are buried.
On this occasion, priority was given to the fathers and mothers of heroes who fell in combat, to those who have not previously traveled to the islands and, as a new development, to relatives of those who fell in the sinking of the ARA General Belgrano cruiser.
The group, made up of 140 relatives, remained there for nine hours, during which time they toured the place, visited the Cenotaph (a monument in honour of those who lost their lives during the conflict) and were able to have a moment of contemplation in memory of their lost loved ones.