Argentina criticises UK refusal to talk about future of Falklands

Santiago Cafiero: ‘The 1982 conflict did not alter the nature of the dispute between both countries, which is still pending negotiation and resolution.’ Photograph: Juan Ignacio Roncoroni/EPA

British-Argentine relations will be stifled so long as the UK refuses to engage in discussions about the future sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, or if both sides continue to act as if the war happened only yesterday, the Argentine foreign minister has said.

Writing in the Guardian on the 40th anniversary of the Argentine invasion of the islands in April 1982, Santiago Cafiero called for an improvement in bilateral relations.