Argentine President Cristina Fernandez would submit a protest the militarization of the archipelago. EFE

• Will negotiate only the if its inhabitants want to negotiate and that does not happen at the moment

The sovereignty of the Islands is English, said the spokesman at the UN

United Nations (FEB/07/2012)-El United Kingdom insisted today that the sovereignty of the Malvinas is British and defended its troop in the Islands, once the President of argentina, Cristina Fernandez, announced that it would submit a protest to the United Nations by the “militarization” of the archipelago.

“Our position on this matter has not changed in all this time and is quite clear.” “We will only negotiate the sovereignty of the Islands if residents want to negotiate and that does not happen at the moment,” said EfE a spokesman for the Mission of the United Kingdom to the UN following the announcement released by Fernández.

The spokesman showed caution before the protest that Argentina wants to present to the United Nations and noted that now “we should expect” to see how will occur, although he stressed that United Kingdom has made it clear several times at the UN that the sovereignty of the Islands is British and has also defended his troops in place.

He referred specifically to the letter sent just ten days ago by the British Ambassador, Mark Lyall Grant, the Secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, the UN so that her disseminate among Member States.

“Defensive military presence of United Kingdom in the Islands Falkland (Malvinas) only exists in order to defend the rights and freedoms of the inhabitants of the Islands to determine their own future political, social and economic,” says the letter, which is today available on the website of the UN.

The letter reiterates that “approximately every six months, the United Kingdom carries out military exercises routine with short-range missiles on the Islands”.

“Has done it since that these (missiles) were deployed there in response to the invasion of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) by Argentina in 1982.” “These exercises do not represent any change in the posture of defence of the United Kingdom in the South Atlantic,” he added.

The British Ambassador stresses to the Secretary-General that “the Governments of United Kingdom and the Islands Falkland (Malvinas) applied and fully respected all of legally binding international law”.

Also ensures that, “in contrast to the position of Argentina, the position of the Governments of the United Kingdom and the Islands Falkland (Malvinas) is firmly based on the principle and right legally binding and core of the United Nations in the self-determination of all peoples”.

The diplomat detailed in the letter that “The United Kingdom still believes that there are many opportunities for cooperation in the South Atlantic,” despite the attitude displayed by Argentina in the opposite direction in recent years.

“United Kingdom has made a number of proposals for different types of cooperation and is extremely interested in building a constructive relationship with Argentina and promote practical cooperation in the South Atlantic.” “These have been rejected”, the letter adds.

Cristina Fernandez announced on Tuesday that will submit a protest to United Nations by the “militarization” of the Falkland Islands by the United Kingdom, occupied the Islands since 1833.

In a speech at the headquarters of the Executive, Fernandez said that the claim will be presented before the Security Council, of which it forms part United Kingdom as a permanent member, and the Assembly of the United Nations.

Fernandez said that Argentina interpreted as a “militarization of the South Atlantic” the sending by the Dauntless MS London, the more modern destroyer of the British Royal Navy. EFE