Weekly Report - 22 September 2016 (WR-16-37)

Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri held talks with the British prime minister Theresa May on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly this week. Macri subsequently told the press that he had expressed to May his willingness to hold an open bilateral dialogue process with the United Kingdom, including over the vexed issue of sovereignty over the Falkland Islands/Malvinas. Macri’s meeting followed a visit by British Foreign Office minister Alan Duncan to Buenos Aires last week. Duncan met Foreign Minister Susana Malcorra, after which her ministry released a statement stressing a commitment to deepen bilateral cooperation but neglecting to mention the sovereignty dispute. This was criticised by Argentine politicians from across the political spectrum, especially former president Cristina Fernández (2007-2015).

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