South American and Arab countries on Thursday expressed their support for Argentina's demand on relaunching talks with Britain over the sovereignty of the Malvinas Islands (called as the Falkland Islands by Britain).
In a statement issued at the end of a two-day meeting in the Argentine capital which drew foreign ministers from over 30 South American and Arab nations, the participants said they are in favor of a "fair, peaceful and long-lasting solution" to the disputed sovereignty of the islands.
They also said it is "incompatible" to include the Malvinas Islands in the European Union's constitution since those lands are in dispute.
The Malvinas Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean which consist of two main islands and about 700 smaller ones.
Both Argentina and Britain have claimed sovereignty over the islands, and the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 2065 in 1965 which called on the two countries to negotiate the issue.
The two countries went into a war on May 2, 1982, after a broken negotiation. The war, in which 635 Argentine troops and 255British soldiers were killed, ended on June 14 with the British victory, and after that the islands have been a self-governing Overseas Territory of Britain.
Britain has since refused to discuss the islands sovereignty, while the Argentine government has asked Britain to abide by the related UN resolutions and relaunch negotiations.
Source: Xinhua
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