- Falkland Islands and possible military alliance with the United Kingdom
A renowned English media confirmed this Wednesday that the Argentine President Javier Milei would travel to the UK between April and May next year. He was the first Argentine leader to visit Britain since 1998.
According to the English media, the revelation was made by Milei himself during a short interview he conducted with the British newspaper in the last few hours The Telegraphwhere he also made it clear that his government is actively negotiating this Ease gun restrictions that have burdened Argentina since the Malvinas War.
The Chronicler He attempted to confirm the publication of the British media with at least three official spokespeople with responsibility for the issue, but had yet to receive a response at the time of this publication.
As in his speech on the occasion of the reception of the F-16 aircraft in the country, Milei expressed this emphatically “There are no world powers without military capacity.”
In his opinion, no country has meaning in the international context if it is unable to defend its own borders, a statement that marks one Turn in the Argentine position in terms of defense power, and this explains the reason for the recent military achievements.
Strict British export regulations currently apply They prohibit the sale of any weapons to Argentina containing UK-made components if this represents an improvement for the Argentine Armed Forces. In practice, this regulation works as: general veto that blocks access to cutting-edge Western equipment.
When asked directly whether talks are underway to change this ban, the Argentine president did not hesitate to confirm: “Naturally”.
The negotiations, according to The Telegraph, Both Argentina and the United States are involved (in the role of mediator) pressuring London to review these more than four decades-old restrictions.
On his first visit to British soil, Milei assured that he would seek meetings with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and also with opposition leaders, including Nigel Farage. “It would be a visit where I would learn a lot”he explained, as quoted by British media.
In a gesture of diplomatic reciprocity, Milei too extended an official invitation to Starmer Visit Buenos Aires.
Falkland Islands and possible military alliance with the United Kingdom
The Argentine president insisted that the Malvinas issue must be resolved through diplomatic and peaceful means. To demonstrate Argentine maturity in this sense, he pointed out that it would be best to develop one solid business relationship with the United Kingdom.
“I would definitely not give up an area, but it is clear that the people who live there will end up putting pressure on it. If we can reproduce the living conditions that guarantee them a high standard of living, It is quite possible that they are more willing to recognize this territory as Argentina.“, he explained.
According to English media when asked about a possible full military alliance with Great BritainMilei did not rule out this option as part of the accelerated rapprochement between the two countries, but made it clear that everything will depend on who is considered a common enemy.
The Telegraph interviewed sources close to the English government about Milei’s statements. They confirmed that the sovereignty of the islands was “non-negotiable” and They denied having had “specific discussions.” on possible flexibility on arms exports, although they acknowledged their intention to deepen cooperation between the two countries to promote areas such as trade, science and culture.
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