Argentine Foreign Ministry: Strictly opposes the British doing this

Comprehensive foreign media reported on the 21st that the Argentine government issued an announcement on the 20th local time that opposed the British Embassy in Argentina that it would send college students to travel to the Malvinas Islands (Malaysia).

The Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in the announcement that the British Embassy in Argentina recently launched the related online competitions launched by college students in Afghanistan with the wrong slogan, intending to refer to these islands as territories independent of Argentina, and use illegal aliases. This is this. It is against Argentina's position on the Malaysian Island issue. "

Last Saturday, the British Embassy in Argentina posted a post through its social media Instagram account: "If you can speak English and students in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, or Uruguay, we have prepared an opportunity for you!"

The embassy encourages the participants to make a "one -minute English video", and they must answer the following questions: "Why should I visit my neighbors on the French Islands (the United Kingdom to Malaysia)?"

The British Embassy also said that several students who produced "best videos" can participate in the free "island journey": they will spend a week on a family on the island to understand the local history, culture, and society. Specific requirements for participants include "high -level English levels" and "holding valid Argentina/Brazil/Chile/Uruguay passports".

After a few hours of posting above, the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs said through an announcement that this was "a event that only to preach the British occupation of Malaysia" and reiterated that Argentina has permanently and unswervingly protesting Malaysia Island illegal since 1833. The current situation of occupation.

At the end of the statement, the Argentine government reiterated its sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands, the South Georgia Islands and the South Sangwich Islands and its surrounding waters. These islands are an inseparable part of the national territory of the Republic of Argentina. , Restore negotiations in order to permanently resolve sovereignty disputes in a peaceful way. "

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentine Malaysia, Antarctic and South Atlantic Affairs State Secretary Karl Mona also condemned the competition organized by the British Embassy, ​​saying that it was "unnecessary provocative at all."

The official said that the British side had had similar actions before and had been seriously opposed by Argentina. He mentioned that the British Embassy in Arabia launched a similar game in September 2018. At that time, the proposal of British diplomatic institutions was also rejected by Argentina universities.

Malaysia is located in the southern Atlantic waters east of the southern end of Argentina. Since the Occupy Malaysia in Britain in 1833, the two countries have continued to controversy in Malaysia's sovereignty. In 1982, the two countries broke out, and the United Kingdom won, and hundreds of people were killed. Argentina has never given up on Malaysia's sovereignty, but Britain refused to negotiate.

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