The President of the United States, Donald Trump, opened the possibility on Monday that Washington might review its stance regarding the sovereignty of the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands, a territory whose sovereignty is disputed by London and Argentina.
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During a press conference from the White House, the president was directly asked whether his administration was considering changing the U.S. position regarding the archipelago.
“I always review all positions. That is just one of many,” Trump replied.
Currently, the State Department recognizes the British administration of the islands, although it maintains that there is a sovereignty dispute between the United Kingdom and Argentina, a matter that has also been acknowledged by the United Nations General Assembly.
The possibility of a shift by Washington had already arisen in April of this year, when the United States was considering changing its position amid differences with the British government over its lack of support for the White House in the war against Iran.
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At that time, the Argentine foreign minister, Pablo Quirno, called to “resume bilateral negotiations with the United Kingdom” to “find a peaceful and definitive solution to the sovereignty dispute and end the special and particular colonial situation in which” the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, and the South Sandwich Islands, as well as the surrounding maritime areas, are immersed.
The Argentine President, Javier Milei, also reacted then to the possibility of a change in the U.S. stance and reaffirmed Buenos Aires’ claim.
“The Falklands were, are, and always will be Argentine,” the president stated in a social media post.
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