Argentina lashes out at UK over ‘provocative’ military exercises in Falklands

Tensions between the Governments of Argentina and the UK over the Falkland Islands have worsened once again with Buenos Aires reacting angrily to the British military carrying out military exercises around the Atlantic archipelago. 

The UK’s “Cape Bayonet” military drills in the Falklands have drawn criticism from Alberto Fernández’s administration, which accuses Britain of flouting UN resolutions.

In response, the British Government explains the drills as required for improving “self-defence” capabilities.

The recent military drills in the Malvinas Islands, which have been under British administration since 1833 but are claimed by Buenos Aires, were described by the Argentine Government as an “unjustified show of force.”

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Argentine Foreign Ministry said in a statement: “This time it was a new edition of the military exercises called ‘Cape Bayonet’, which brings together the various British forces that are part of the illegal occupation deployment that the United Kingdom is carrying out in the Malvinas Islands.”

According to London, the military drills involving the British Army, Navy, and Royal Air Force are aimed to improve their “self-defence” capabilities.

The exercises, according to information from the British Strategic Command, aim to enhance leadership abilities and resilience in preparation for any clashes in the disputed territory.

The activities are specifically designed to prepare for probable military action in the region, which is known for its severe climate with low temperatures all year and tough terrain that includes wide plains and low mountain ranges.

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Argentina’s Foreign Minister has already poured fuel on the row over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands by announcing at a medal-pinning ceremony that the fight to take over the British-governed island is not over.

Minister Santiago Cafiero made the inflammatory remarks at the Malvinas and South Atlantic Islands Museum while pinning medals on veterans of the Falklands War.

He told the former combatants and gathered families that “The Malvinas cause is in the people, it is in our DNA, in what we feel and what we live”.

The Malvinas is the Argentine name for the Falklands Islands and the use of the designation by the EU in a recent document sparked an angry diplomatic row between Argentina and the UK.

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