UN / ARGENTINA

Héctor Marcos Timerman, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Argentina, holds a press conference on the issue of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas). UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:46
• Production Date: 26 March 2013
• Asset Language: Original
• Subject Topical: POLITICAL AFFAIRS; LAW; INTERNATIONAL LAW; POLITICAL CONDITIONS; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; DECOLONIZATION; TRUST TERRITORIES; APARTHEID
• Geographic Subject: ARGENTINA; FALKLAND ISLANDS - MALVINAS; UNITED KINGDOM
• MAMS Id: U130326f

Description

STORY: UN / ARGENTINA
TRT: 1.46
SOURCE: UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: SPANISH / ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 26 MARCH 2013, NEW YORK

Shotlist

FILE – RECENT, UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK

1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations Headquarters

26 MARCH 2013, NEW YORK

1. Wide shot, Héctor Marcos Timerman, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Argentina; Bruno Rodríguez Parrila, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba; Luis Almagro, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, and José Beraún Aranibar, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Perú at press conference
2. Cutaway, journalists
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Héctor Marcos Timerman, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Argentina:
“We had a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, to express them the firm purpose of demonstrating he Latin American and Caribbean unity when trying to claim the legitimate rights of Argentina over the sovereignty od the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) South Georgias, South Sandwich and the surrounding maritime spaces.”
4. Cutaway, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Héctor Marcos Timerman, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Argentina:
“Unfortunately the Secretary-General has confirmed today that although there is an existing United Nations resolution granting the Secretary-General a mandate to carry out good office, and while Argentina had accepted such good offices, the United Kingdom has rejected it. Its truly regrettable that existing forty United Nations resolutions, and one in particular granting authority to the Secretary-General to act so that both countries can negotiate a peaceful agreement over the sovereignty of the Islands that the United Kingdom once again has rejected such mandate.”
6. Cutaway, journalists
7. Wide shot, press conference

Storyline

Argentina’s Foreign Affairs Minister told reporters today at the United Nations that unfortunately, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon would not be able to carry out his good offices on the issue of the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

Héctor Marcos Timerman, briefed reporters accompanied by Bruno Rodríguez Parrila, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba representing the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC); Luis Almagro, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, on behalf of Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR); and José Beraún Aranibar, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Perú, on behalf of Union of South American Nations (UNASUR).

Timmerman and the Latin American Ministers accompanying him held a meeting earlier in the day with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to demonstrate the Latin American and Caribbean “unity” when claiming Argentina’s sovereignty over “the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) South Georgias, South Sandwich and the surrounding maritime spaces.

Timerman told journalists that “Unfortunately” Ban Ki-moon confirmed in that meeting that even though there was an existing UN resolution granting him the mandate to carry out good offices, and while Argentina had accepted such good offices, “the United Kingdom has rejected it”.

Timerman said it was “truly regrettable that existing forty United Nations resolutions, and one in particular granting authority to the Secretary-General to act so that both countries can negotiate a peaceful agreement over the sovereignty of the Islands that the United Kingdom once again has rejected such mandate.”

The Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom have been engaged in a dispute concerning the sovereignty of the islands, located in the South Atlantic Ocean.
The Falkland Islands (Malvinas) is one of 16 remaining Non-Self-Governing Territories, along with Gibraltar, New Caledonia, Western Sahara, American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guam, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Virgin Islands and Tokelau.