Shapps tells Argentina ‘The Falkland Islands are British, that is non-negotiable and undeniable’

On Monday Argentina’s new President Javier Milei demanded that the Falkland Islands are returned which is “non-negotiable.”

The UK’s Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has told Milei that the Falkland Islands “are British” and they do not long belong to Argentina.

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps wrote on X, “The Falkland Islands are British. That is non-negotiable and undeniable.

“99.8% of islanders voted to remain British and we will always defend their right to self-determination and the UK’s sovereignty.”

Milei reportedly said during a TV election debate: “What do I propose? Argentina’s sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands is non-negotiable. The Malvinas are Argentine.

“Now we have to see how we are going to get them back. It is clear that the war option is not a solution.

“We had a war – that we lost – and now we have to make every effort to recover the islands through diplomatic channels.”

During the election campaign there were concerns inside the Foreign Office over the right wing populist as during the elections he promised to “get the Falklands back” as the “Malvinas are Argentine.”

Milei claimed that Margret Thatcher was one of the “great leaders in the history of humanity” and has said that the Falkland Islands issues “cannot be ignored.”

Milei told La Nacion, “What do I propose? Argentina’s sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands is non-negotiable. The Malvinas are Argentine.

“Now we have to see how we are going to get them back. It is clear that the war option is not a solution.

“Now we have to see how we are going to get them back. It is clear that the war option is not a solution.”