President Milei renews Argentina’s ‘Malvinas’ claim at United Nations

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In his address to the UN general assembly on Wednesday, the far-right Argentinian president called it a key issue for his nation and called for a “peaceful solution” as tensions with London over the disputed archipelago continue to grow.

Mr Milei said: “The Malvinas for us is a national cause,” before going on to accuse the UN of failing to enforce international resolutions that urge the parties to “refrain from introducing unilateral changes while the dispute remains unresolved.”

He also called on Britain to resume negotiations to “find a peaceful solution to the sovereignty dispute.”

“The Malvinas issue is not merely a matter between Argentina and the United Kingdom; it is also a question regarding this organisation’s ability to enforce its own resolutions.”

Earlier this month, Mr Milei escalated the dispute with Britain, vowing new measures to halt an oil project near the British-controlled archipelago and praising US President Donald Trump for saying Washington could reconsider its neutral stance on the islands’ sovereignty.

The Argentinian government introduced a sweeping security Bill last week that would toughen sanctions on companies exploiting resources around the islands without Argentinian authorisation, create a national security council chaired by Mr Milei and expand the military’s role in protecting critical Argentinian infrastructure.

Mr Milei told the UN that “Argentina will not sit and wait for the UN and the international community to live up to their own mandate,” and accused the world body of becoming “a useless organisation that serves only to feed a caste of fatally arrogant parasites masquerading as well-intentioned bureaucrats.”

The British government has continued to insist that the Falkland Islands will remain under British control.