With the commemoration of the Day of Affirmation of Argentina's Rights Over the Malvinas on June 10, and the session of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization on June 23, the “Malvinas 40 Years” Agenda has reached its climax and is being developed towards the second semester with great dynamism and vitality. Throughout June, the Malvinas Question has been present in the UN, at different international forums and in every corner of our country through institutional, cultural, academic, social and sports expressions that show the relevance of our national cause. I would like to highlight that Malvinas has become a priority in the presidential speeches delivered in three areas of high international visibility, such as the Summit of the Americas, the BRICS and the G7. In the first two, the President referred to the Malvinas Question as a case of colonialism pending resolution, he reaffirmed Argentine sovereignty and thanked the countries that support the call to the United Kingdom to respect international law. At the G7, he pointed out before British Prime Minister Boris Johnson the priority given to Argentine foreign policy regarding the Malvinas Question and called on the British leader to resume negotiations on sovereignty. The new resolution adopted by consensus by the Special Committee on Decolonization consolidates Argentina's international position in three dimensions due to the renewed support received from countries and groups of countries in the session, the plural nature of the delegation that represented our country and the solid arguments expressed by Foreign Minister Cafiero and by the Argentine petitioners Mercedes Moyano and María Clara Vernet. The emphasis placed on the Malvinas Question by the current administration is nothing more than an expression of the commitment to a State policy that is based on our traditional foreign policy and on the provisions of the National Constitution. At the same time, it shows the outstanding role played by Argentina in favor of respect to international law, the end of colonialism and peace. That is why Malvinas is consolidated as a cause of national and regional unity, and at the same time, it is the concrete expression of the peoples' aspiration to build a better, fairer and more peaceful world.

Guillermo Carmona

Secretary of Malvinas, Antarctica and the South Atlantic

Malvinas Newsletter June 2022:

https://www.argentina.gob.ar/sites/default/files/newsletter_malvinas_jun...