The UK dismissed a resolution calling for dialogue with Argentina over the Falkland Islands which was approved by a UN committee on Thursday insisting that the “decolonisation” process was “outdated” and “no longer relevant”.
The 24-nation Decolonisation Committee passed a resolution calling on Britain and Argentina to negotiate a solution to the dispute over the south Atlantic archipelago, essentially favouring Argentina’s stance in the two-century old feud.
But the British government again rejected calls to sit down with Argentina to negotiate sovereignty over the islands.
"The UK’s position on the UN’s decolonisation process is well-known. We regret that the UN Decolonisation Committee continues with its outdated approach,” a spokesman from the FCO told the Telegraph.
“The Decolonisation Committee no longer has a relevant role to play with respect to British Overseas Territories. They all have a large measure of self government, have chosen to retain their links with the UK, and therefore should have been delisted a long time ago.”