David Cameron Defends Sovereignty of Falkland Islands
A first face-to-face meeting with Argentine President Mauricio Macri didn't stop Prime Minister David Cameron from telling the new president that Islanders want to remain British. According to The Telegraph, Cameron's meeting with Macri touched several areas such as trade and investment, economic reform and the controversial Falkland Islands.
According to the publication, despite Cameron's brave stand on the Falkland Island's sovereignty, both leaders agreed on the development of a new partnership between the two countries. The newly elected Argentine President vowed to have a better approach on the issues regarding the Falkland Islands, saying that he will take a softer stance on the topic, something that slightly contradict former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's stand on the matter.
Macri's predecessor has been very vocal about her eagerness to bring the control of the Falkland Islands to Argentina. Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn was also criticized over his insistent proposition to initiate talks with the Argentine government over the Falkland Islands.
When a Number 10 spokesperson cleared to Corbyn that the Prime Minister has made a clear stand on the Falkland Islands and a referendum respected the Islands to remain British, Corbyn answered, "There has to be a discussion about how we can bring about some reasonable accommodation with Argentina. Yes, of course the islanders have an enormous say in this; let's bring about some sensible dialogue. It happened before I'm sure it could happen again."
In another report from The Telegraph, the Falkland Islands currently faces the threat of being colonized by Argentina just because they are nearer to its coastline than Britain. However, a bigger issue on how the folks of Falkland Islands will decide on where they want to be has a larger say on the current matter, and right now, they want to remain British.
Corbyn's idea of having a reasonable talk with Argentina about the Falkland Islands and his apparent agreement on the fact that locals have the right to determine their own future greatly contradicts a single decision. The publication notes that by implying such ideas, it's clear how he's uninformed about the gravity of the topic and how conflicting they are with each other.
The outlet further said that Corbyn is known as a man of principle, but when it comes to his idea on the Falkland Islands, he's either imperiling or talking absolutely none sense about the Islands. By giving his two ideas on the issue, Corbyn is playing safe while secretly wanting to make the negotiations.
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