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Javier Milei
President, Argentina
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The Malvinas Are Argentine | President Javier Milei National Broadcast

📅 Sep 03, 2026 Oficina del Presidente 15 MIN 358060 VIEWS 13 SEGMENTS · 2 SPEAKERS
The Falkland Islands are Argentine | National Address by President Javier Milei

What Javier Milei said

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President Javier Milei announced a series of measures to assert Argentine sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands, which he called Argentine by history and right, rejecting the islanders' right to self-determination. He cited 18 international resolutions and over 60 formal protests submitted in the last three years, and noted that President Trump said the United States is re-evaluating its historical position. Milei warned of the imminent start of offshore oil exploitation by the Sea Lion project, operated by Navitas Petroleum and Rockhopper Exploration, and said Argentina would deploy diplomatic, economic, judicial, and legal tools to deter violations. He announced 180 letters of deterrence sent to companies and 29 countries, a decree to expedite sanctions under Law 26,659, a decree to build a naval base in Tierra del Fuego, and a bill to Congress creating a National Security Council and toughening sanctions. He framed these actions as possible due to Argentina's economic recovery and called for national unity.

Key takeaways

  1. Milei said the United States is re-evaluating its historical position on the Malvinas, citing President Trump's statement.
  2. Argentina sent around 180 letters of deterrence to companies and more than 29 countries involved in projects on the islands.
  3. Milei announced a decree to build an integrated naval base in Tierra del Fuego to make Argentina the most important logistical hub in the South Atlantic.
  4. He will send a bill to Congress to create a National Security Council and toughen sanctions against companies operating without Argentine authorization.
  5. Milei said the Sea Lion oil project, operated by Navitas Petroleum and Rockhopper Exploration, is scheduled to begin exploitation in the coming months.

Numbers and commitments

FigureWhat it refers toTypeAt
18 resolutions and declarations from international organizations supporting Argentina's claim metric 4:22
60 formal protests submitted against unilateral actions by the United Kingdom metric 4:22
180 letters of deterrence sent to companies metric 7:45
29 countries involved in projects on the islands that received letters metric 7:45

Chapters

  1. 0:00Sovereignty claim and historical basis
  2. 4:22International support and US shift
  3. 6:23Threat of Sea Lion oil project
  4. 7:45Diplomatic and legal deterrence measures
  5. 9:24Naval base and defense decree
  6. 11:19Economic recovery as precondition
  7. 12:33National security and Antarctic projection
  8. 15:15Call for national unity
Narrator 1:40 ↗
In accordance with the provisions of Article 75 of Audiovisual Communication Services Law 26,522, LRA Radio Nacional, LS82 TV Canal 7, Public Television, together with all stations that make up the national radio and television network throughout the country, and the International Service RAE Radiodifusión Argentina al Exterior, are broadcasting. We will now hear from the President of the Nation, Dr. Javier Milei.

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Milei, J. (2026, September 3). The Malvinas Are Argentine | President Javier Milei National Broadcast [Interview transcript]. Oficina del Presidente. CEOInterviews.AI. https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/1310757/

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Javier Milei. "The Malvinas Are Argentine | President Javier Milei National Broadcast." Oficina del Presidente, 3 Sep. 2026. Transcript, CEOInterviews.AI, https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/1310757/.

BibTeX 
@misc{milei2026_1310757,
  author       = {Javier Milei},
  title        = {The Malvinas Are Argentine | President Javier Milei National Broadcast},
  howpublished = {Interview transcript, Oficina del Presidente. CEOInterviews.AI},
  year         = {2026},
  month        = {sep},
  url          = {https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/1310757/},
  note         = {Speaker-attributed transcript with timestamps}
}