Falkland Islanders urge Canada to back their self-determination at the OAS assembly

MercoPress — Jun 26, 14:09 PM

The British Overseas Territory, located in the South Atlantic, is claimed by Argentina, which occupied it for ten weeks in 1982 before being driven out by a British naval task force https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/110607/100x80/oea.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" />
The Falkland Islands Government has called on Canada to use the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), held this week in Panama, to publicly support the Islanders' right to self-determination.

Last week, two members of the archipelago's Legislative Assembly traveled to Ottawa to meet with Global Affairs officials, members of parliament and senators, in search of support.

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