Wednesday, June 13, 2007

25th anniversary of Argentine surrender to be observed tomorrow, June 14, in Stanley

Minister: UK would defend Falklands - Yahoo! News UK:
"... despite renewed noises from Buenos Aires pressing Argentina's claim and 'diplomatic and economic pressure' on the British Overseas Territory, there was 'no prospect' of a repeat of the 1982 conflict."

UK dignitaries arrive in Stanley for celebration of British victory in the 1982 Falklands War. US support of Britain at that time did much to cement the close working relationship between then-prime minister Margaret Thatcher and president Ronald Reagan.

Stanley has become a tourism mecca as a popular stopover for cruise ships in the South Atlantic providing an alternative to sheep herding for the local economy

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