§ Mr. BorrowTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions Her Majesty's Government have had with the new Argentine Administration about the Falkland Islands. [117183]
§ Mr. BattleWe have established a good working relationship with the new Argentine Government. My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has met President De la Rua twice. My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has met the Foreign Minister Rodriguez Giavarini.
I attended the Argentine Presidential inauguration on 10 December and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence has met the Argentine President and Defence Minister. I know my right hon. Friend has visited the Falklands and I can assure him of our commitment to the question of sovereignty and our commitment to the Islanders' rights to determine their own future.