Sovereignty of Falklands is not up for discussion ..UK's warning to new president

THE new Argentine president has been told there will be no talks on the future of the Falkland Islands.

- Michael Knowles

Javier Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist who has been compared to former US president Donald Trump, said during the election campaign "we have to see how we are going to get them back".

He is proposing diplomatic negotiations rather than another invasion.

But the Prime Minister's official spokesman said: "This is a long-settled issue and there are no plans to revisit it. The position of the Falkland Islands was settled some time ago, and will not be changed."

Foreign Office believe officials the issue resurfaces whenever the Argentine economy struggles, while local politicians like to make bold declarations during election campaigns.

Inflation is rampant with 40% of the population of the South American country in poverty.