2006 United Nations Statement
Expression of Support for a Negotiated Settlement
The [United Nations GeneralAssembly] Special Committee on Decolonization reiterated today that a peaceful andnegotiated settlement was the way to end the special and particular colonialsituation in the question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) regarding thedispute over sovereignty between Argentinaand the United Kingdom,as it adopted a draft resolution on that matter. Acting without a vote, the Special Committee alsoreiterated its firm support for the Secretary-General’s mission of good officesin order to assist those two parties to in complying with the GeneralAssembly’s requests in its resolutions on the question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas). It requested the Governments of Argentina andthe…
