The Government Celebrated the United Nations Resolution on the United Kingdom That Sets a Precedent for the Falklands Claim

The Foreign Ministry approved Thursday the approval by the UN General Assembly of a resolution calling on the United Kingdom to end the colonial administration of the archipelago Chagos, located in the Indian Ocean. The decision of the organization sets a precedent in claiming the sovereignty of the Malvinas Islands by Argentina.

The Chagos Archipelago was separated from Mauritius before independence, and its main island, Diego Garcia, was leased to the United States for a military base.

"The Republic of Mauritius, since independence in 1968, recovers this territory. In February 2019, the International Court of Justice concluded that the decolonization of this country was not legally completed because the integrity of the country was not respected, explained the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The General Assembly voted Wednesday by a large majority in favor of this opinion of the highest court of the UN. "This decision is a victory for Mauricio and a very positive precedent for countries like Argentina and its people, who have also been deprived of the full exercise of their sovereignty over a part of their territory that is still subject to illegitimate and illegal colonial occupation, "the text adds.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs pointed out that Argentina had sponsored the resolution of the UN General Assembly and had intervened in all previous instances before the International Court of Justice. "Although the case of the Chagos Archipelago can not be equated with that of the Malvinas, both cases are concerned guiding principles of decolonization"He remarked.

The United Kingdom acquires the Chagos Islands in Mauritius in 1965 for £ 3 million and thus creates an area called the British Indian Ocean Territory. Between 1967 and 1973, he evacuated the entire population to make room for Anglo-American military base, always present in Diego García Island. From these islands, American planes that bombed Afghanistan and Iraq fled. According to BBCthey are also used to interrogate terrorism suspects.