JOINT STATEMENT OF 15 FEBRUARY 1990

RE-ESTABLISHING DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN BRITAIN AND ARGENTINA

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Joint Statement issued on behalf of the Governments of the United Kingdom and Argentina at Madrid on 15 February 1990

The text of the Joint Statement was agreed by the British and Argentine Delegations at Madrid on 15 February 1990 after two days of negotiation.  It followed the previous Joint Statement agreed by the British and Argentine Delegations at Madrid on 19 October 1989, which established the ‘sovereignty umbrella’ whereby the two Governments agreed to put to one side their respective sovereignty claims over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands so that they could hold further talks on matters of mutual interest.  In the 1989 Joint Statement, the two Governments also agreed to re-establish consular links, abolish visa requirements for visits by each other's nationals, and approve a visit organised under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross by next-of-kin to the Argentine cemetery in the Falkland Islands.

Attached to the 1990 Joint Statement are four annexes covering areas of mutual interest to the two Governments:-

Annex I            Interim Reciprocal Information and Consultation System

Annex II           Safety Measures for Naval and Air Units when Operating in Proximity

Annex III          Maritime and Air Search and Rescue

Annex IV         Safety of Navigation

Our thanks to the Falkland Islands Government for supplying a copy of the Agreement

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