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Philip Hammond has been urged to insist the Falklands are not for sale
Mr Hammond will become the first cabinet member to visit the country in 20 years.
On his visit he will meet three Argentinian ministers in Buenos Aires, it has been reported.
He will also meet with Argentine President Mauricio Macri.
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The Chancellor’s visit is intended to be an opportunity to drum up business for companies flying out with him, such as the London Stock Exchange.
Tory MP Andrew Rosindell yesterday said: “The Chancellor is right to drum up business for Britain in Argentina.
“But one thing that will never be for sale are the Falkland Islands. The sovereignty of the islands must not, under any circumstance, be up for discussion.”
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The Chancellor will become the first cabinet member to visit Argentina in over a decade
The Falklands War, also known as the Falklands Conflict, Falklands Crisis, and the Guerra del Atlántico Sur, was a ten-week war between Argentina and the United Kingdom, 2 April – 14 June 1982.
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Surgeon Lt Gordon Brooks with wife Christine and 3-month-old daughter Helen. Britain went to war with Argentina over the Falkland Islands in 1982. The Atlantic Conveyor was hit by an Argentinian Exocet missile, and sank 90 miles north-east of Port Stanley
Mr Rosindell, who is a member of the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Falklands, added: “They may figure on the Buenos Aires spreadsheet as an asset that it would like to bid for, but the rights and freedoms of the islanders must never be traded away.
“I am sure the Chancellor knows this and will make that clear before he travels to Argentina.”
The trip will come just months after Argentina suggested Brexit could end Europe’s support for UK control of the Falklands.
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Philip Hammond will also meet with Argentine President Mauricio Macri
When asked on a trip to Brussels in April if Brexit could have an impact on the Falklands dispute, Argentina’s foreign minister Susana Malcorra said: “The European Union, through its agreements, is connected very closely and strongly to the United Kingdom.
“It could be that things change there. But I think it is still quite early.
“Brexit is just starting and there are many issues. We are following it carefully.”
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