Although Britain and Argentina restored ties in 1990, the status of the islands remains a source of tension.

"Neither war nor the passage of time changes reality: The Malvinas are Argentine," said Vice President Daniel Scioli, using the islands' Argentine name, in remarks applauded by 5,000 people, many of them veterans of the 1982 war with Britain.

"We call upon the United Kingdom to heed international calls and resume negotiations," Scioli said during the ceremony in Argentina's southernmost city of Ushuaia.

The Japan Times Weekly: April 7, 2007
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