A sourced overview of where countries stand on the sovereignty dispute, including declared statements of support for Argentina's claim, neutral positions, historical UN votes, and support for the UK position. Every classification cites a source.
A sourced overview of where countries stand on the sovereignty dispute, including declared statements of support for Argentina's claim, neutral positions, historical UN votes, and support for the UK position. Every classification cites a source.
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Badges: Bloc statement — the classification rests on a statement made by a group of states (for example CELAC or Mercosur), not by the country on its own; Vote record — the classification rests on how the country voted at the UN General Assembly; Source: party to the dispute — the linked source is published by Argentina or the United Kingdom, not by an independent body; Source: press — the linked source is a press report. See About & Methodology for how entries are classified and sourced.
Brazil
Declared Support for Argentina
At the UN Special Committee on Decolonization on 18 June 2025, Brazil's representative said that Brazil "reiterated its long-standing support for the legitimate sovereignty rights of Argentina over the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia Islands and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas" (A/AC.109/2025/SR.11, para. 69). Founding member of the 2011 Mercosur bloc agreement barring Falkland-flagged vessels from regional ports, and joined CELAC's January 2023 declaration of "strongest support" for Argentina's sovereignty claim. CELAC's April 2025 summit declaration omitted this language, so bloc-wide consensus is not settled.
Peru
Declared Support for Argentina
At the UN Special Committee on Decolonization on 18 June 2025, Peru's representative said: "Peru supported the sovereignty rights of Argentina" (A/AC.109/2025/SR.11, para. 58). Joined CELAC's unanimous declaration of "strongest support" for Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Malvinas, South Georgia, and South Sandwich Islands (24 September 2020, during the UN General Assembly's 75th session). CELAC's April 2025 summit declaration omitted this language, so bloc-wide consensus is not settled.
Uruguay
Declared Support for Argentina
At the UN Special Committee on Decolonization on 18 June 2024, Uruguay's representative said that Uruguay "continued to support the sovereignty rights of the Argentine Republic over the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia Islands and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas" (A/AC.109/2024/SR.7, para. 72). Founding member of the 2011 Mercosur bloc agreement barring Falkland-flagged vessels from regional ports, and joined CELAC's January 2023 declaration of "strongest support" for Argentina's sovereignty claim. CELAC's April 2025 summit declaration omitted this language, so bloc-wide consensus is not settled.
Cuba
Declared Support for Argentina
Cuba's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that on 26 June 2019, at the UN Special Committee on Decolonization's meeting on the question, Cuba's Alternate Permanent Representative and Chargé d'affaires a.i. to the UN, Ambassador Ana Silvia Rodríguez Abascal, "reiteró el irrestricto apoyo de la isla caribeña al legítimo derecho de la República Argentina en la disputa de soberanía relativa a las Islas Malvinas, Georgias del Sur y Sandwich del Sur y los espacios marítimos circundantes" ("reiterated the Caribbean island's unrestricted support for the legitimate right of the Argentine Republic in the sovereignty dispute over the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich and the surrounding maritime spaces"; our translation). Cuba also co-sponsored the Special Committee's 2026 draft decision on the question, alongside Chile, Bolivia, Nicaragua and Venezuela (25 June 2026).
Suriname
Declared Support for Argentina
Suriname's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation (BIBIS) reported that during a bilateral meeting between Minister Albert Ramdin and Argentina's Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero at the 22nd CELAC Council of Foreign Ministers meeting (Buenos Aires, January 2022), "Minister Cafiero sprak zijn erkentelijkheid uit over de consistentie in de ondersteuning aan Argentinië in haar soevereine claims op de Malvinas eilanden binnen de verscheidene multilaterale fora" ("Minister Cafiero expressed his appreciation for the consistency of the support given to Argentina in its sovereign claims to the Malvinas Islands across the various multilateral fora"; our translation), and that "Minister Ramdin stelde dat Argentinië verzekerd mag zijn van gecontinueerde steun" ("Minister Ramdin stated that Argentina may be assured of continued support"; our translation), while also emphasizing Suriname's general position that disputes between nations should be resolved through peaceful dialogue.
Chile
Declared Support for Argentina
Chile's Foreign Minister and Argentina's Foreign Minister issued a joint communiqué on 6 April 2026 in which Chile's government reiterated "the support of the Government of Chile for the legitimate sovereignty rights of the Argentine Republic over the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime spaces," (our translation of "el respaldo del Gobierno de Chile a los legítimos derechos de soberanía de la República Argentina sobre las Islas Malvinas, Georgias del Sur, Sandwich del Sur y los espacios marítimos circundantes") and called for Argentina and the United Kingdom to resume negotiations toward a peaceful solution. Chile also co-sponsored the UN Special Committee on Decolonization's 2026 draft decision on the question, alongside Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela (25 June 2026).
Bolivia
Declared Support for Argentina
Bolivia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that on 1 April 2026, at the commemoration of Argentina's Malvinas veterans' day in La Paz attended by Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Paz Ide, Bolivia "reafirmó su firme respaldo al legítimo reclamo de soberanía de la República Argentina sobre las Islas Malvinas, Georgias del Sur, Sandwich del Sur y los espacios marítimos circundantes" ("reaffirmed its firm support for the Argentine Republic's legitimate sovereignty claim over the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia, South Sandwich and the surrounding maritime spaces"; our translation), and reiterated its call for negotiations between the parties. Bolivia also co-sponsored the UN Special Committee on Decolonization's 2026 draft decision on the question, alongside Chile, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela (25 June 2026).
Syria
Declared Support for Argentina
At the UN Special Committee on Decolonization, Syria's delegates made an explicit statement of support at the Committee's meeting on the question in each of 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in identical words from 2022 to 2024: the Syrian Arab Republic "reaffirmed its support for the legitimate rights of the Argentine Republic over the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia Islands and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas, and it underscored the importance of respecting the territorial integrity of Argentina" (18 June 2024, A/AC.109/2024/SR.7, para. 50; the 2021 statement, A/AC.109/2021/SR.6, para. 64, was worded "the legitimate rights of Argentina ... in full respect for the principle of territorial integrity"). In 2022-2024 it also described the question as "a special and particular colonial situation consisting of a sovereignty dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom that could be settled only through peaceful negotiation" and criticized the United Kingdom's refusal to resume negotiations. The most recent statement found is from June 2024; Syria did not speak at the Committee's 2025 meeting on the question, so this entry records its last known position. These statements predate the change of government in December 2024.
China
Declared Support for Argentina
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has repeatedly and explicitly backed Argentina's claim. At the UN Special Committee on Decolonization on 18 June 2025, China's representative said that China "had consistently supported the legitimate claim of Argentina to sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands" and urged the United Kingdom to resume negotiations (A/AC.109/2025/SR.11, para. 50). Earlier, on 8 February 2022, Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said: "China firmly supports Argentina's legitimate claim of sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands" (Global Times, https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202202/1251715.shtml). The position was also reportedly reaffirmed by Vice President Han Zheng during Foreign Minister Diana Mondino's May 2024 visit to Beijing.
Costa Rica
Declared Support for Argentina
At the UN Special Committee on Decolonization on 20 June 2023, Costa Rica's representative said: "Costa Rica supported the legitimate sovereign rights of the Argentine Republic over that territory" (A/AC.109/2023/SR.7, para. 86). Its statements of 18 June 2024 and 18 June 2025 called for resumed negotiations without repeating that wording (A/AC.109/2024/SR.7, para. 68; A/AC.109/2025/SR.11, para. 61). Joined CELAC's unanimous declaration of "strongest support" for Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Malvinas, South Georgia, and South Sandwich Islands (24 September 2020, during the UN General Assembly's 75th session). CELAC's April 2025 summit declaration omitted this language, so bloc-wide consensus is not settled.
Nicaragua
Declared Support for Argentina
At the UN Special Committee on Decolonization on 18 June 2025, Nicaragua's representative said, according to the official summary record, that her Government "would continue to defend the legitimate rights of Argentina in the sovereignty dispute over the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia Islands and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas, which were occupied by British imperialism", and repeated the call for the United Kingdom to resume direct negotiations with Argentina (A/AC.109/2025/SR.11, paras. 48-49). It said the same in 2022 (A/AC.109/2022/SR.7, para. 29). Nicaragua also co-sponsored the Special Committee's 2026 draft decision on the question, alongside Chile, Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela (25 June 2026).
Argentina
Declared Support for Argentina
Party to the dispute. In the UN Secretariat's 2026 working paper, Argentina "reaffirms its imprescriptible sovereignty rights over the Malvinas, South Georgias and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas, all of which are an integral part of its national territory" (A/AC.109/2026/6, para. 61). It states that its Constitution "establishes the permanent and non-renounceable objective of recovering full exercise of sovereignty" (A/AC.109/2026/6, para. 63) over them "in accordance with the principles of international law, while being respectful of the way of life of their inhabitants". It maintains that "the principle of the self-determination of peoples is not applicable in the case of the Malvinas Islands" and that the 2013 referendum "constitutes a unilateral act by the United Kingdom" that "neither ends the sovereignty dispute nor affects the legitimate rights of Argentina" (A/AC.109/2026/6, para. 64). It invites the United Kingdom to resume bilateral negotiations under Resolution 2065 (XX).
Dominican Republic
Declared Support for Argentina
At the UN Special Committee on Decolonization on 18 June 2025, the Dominican Republic's representative said that the Dominican Republic "reiterated its firm support for the legitimate sovereignty rights of Argentina over the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia Islands and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas" (A/AC.109/2025/SR.11, para. 62). Joined CELAC's unanimous declaration of "strongest support" for Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Malvinas, South Georgia, and South Sandwich Islands (24 September 2020, during the UN General Assembly's 75th session). CELAC's April 2025 summit declaration omitted this language, so bloc-wide consensus is not settled.
Venezuela
Declared Support for Argentina
At the UN Special Committee on Decolonization on 18 June 2025, Venezuela's representative called on the United Kingdom "to return to dialogue and direct negotiation with a view to ensuring that Argentina could recover the full exercise of sovereignty over the territories that had been taken by force in 1833" and said that "as in the Malvinas Islands of Argentina, the British Empire had usurped territory through legal wiles and the threat of force" (A/AC.109/2025/SR.11, paras. 33-34). Earlier, in a communiqué issued in Caracas on 3 January 2018, Venezuela's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that "La República Bolivariana de Venezuela tradicionalmente ha reconocido los derechos del Pueblo y Gobierno argentino sobre los territorios de las Islas Malvinas, Georgias del Sur, Sandwich del Sur y los espacios marítimos circundantes" ("The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has traditionally recognised the rights of the Argentine people and Government over the territories of the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia, South Sandwich and the surrounding maritime spaces"; our translation), while urging the parties to settle the dispute peacefully (https://mppre.gob.ve/publicacion/198-la-republica-bolivariana-de-venezuela-conmemora-el-185-aniversario-de-la-invasion-militar-a-las-islas-de-las-malvinas). Venezuela also co-sponsored the UN Special Committee on Decolonization's 2026 draft decision on the question, alongside Chile, Bolivia, Cuba and Nicaragua (25 June 2026).
Colombia
Declared Support for Argentina
At the UN Special Committee on Decolonization on 18 June 2024, Colombia's representative said that Colombia "reiterated its support for the rights of the Argentine Republic in the sovereignty dispute over the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia Islands and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas" (A/AC.109/2024/SR.7, para. 76). Joined CELAC's January 2023 declaration of "strongest support" for Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Malvinas, South Georgia, and South Sandwich Islands. CELAC's April 2025 summit declaration omitted this language, so bloc-wide consensus is not settled.
Mexico
Declared Support for Argentina
At the UN Special Committee on Decolonization on 18 June 2025, Mexico's representative said that Mexico "recognized the legitimate sovereignty rights of Argentina over the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia Islands and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas" (A/AC.109/2025/SR.11, para. 68). Joined CELAC's January 2023 declaration of "strongest support" for Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Malvinas, South Georgia, and South Sandwich Islands. CELAC's April 2025 summit declaration omitted this language, so bloc-wide consensus is not settled.
Ecuador
Declared Support for Argentina
At the UN Special Committee on Decolonization on 18 June 2025, speaking in its national capacity (after delivering a separate statement on behalf of the Brasilia Consensus group), Ecuador's representative said that Ecuador wished to "reiterate its customary and long-standing support for the legitimate sovereignty rights of the Argentine Republic over the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia Islands and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas" and that it "rejected attempts to apply the principle of self-determination to the question of the Malvinas Islands, as that stance was incompatible with support for the territorial integrity of Argentina" (A/AC.109/2025/SR.11, para. 30). Joined CELAC's unanimous declaration of "strongest support" for Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Malvinas, South Georgia, and South Sandwich Islands (24 September 2020, during the UN General Assembly's 75th session). CELAC's April 2025 summit declaration omitted this language, so bloc-wide consensus is not settled.
El Salvador
Declared Support for Argentina
At the UN Special Committee on Decolonization on 18 June 2025, El Salvador's representative said that El Salvador "reiterated its firm support for the legitimate sovereignty rights of the Argentine Republic over the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia Islands and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas" (A/AC.109/2025/SR.11, para. 71). Joined CELAC's unanimous declaration of "strongest support" for Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Malvinas, South Georgia, and South Sandwich Islands (24 September 2020, during the UN General Assembly's 75th session). CELAC's April 2025 summit declaration omitted this language, so bloc-wide consensus is not settled.
Guatemala
Declared Support for Argentina
At the UN Special Committee on Decolonization on 18 June 2025, Guatemala's representative said that Guatemala "reaffirmed its support for the legitimate rights of the Argentine Republic in the sovereignty dispute over the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia Islands and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas" (A/AC.109/2025/SR.11, para. 65). Joined CELAC's unanimous declaration of "strongest support" for Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Malvinas, South Georgia, and South Sandwich Islands (24 September 2020, during the UN General Assembly's 75th session). CELAC's April 2025 summit declaration omitted this language, so bloc-wide consensus is not settled.
Honduras
Declared Support for Argentina
At the UN Special Committee on Decolonization on 18 June 2025, Honduras's representative said that Honduras "continued to support the legitimate rights of the Argentine Republic in the sovereignty dispute over the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia Islands and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas" (A/AC.109/2025/SR.11, para. 67). Joined CELAC's unanimous declaration of "strongest support" for Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Malvinas, South Georgia, and South Sandwich Islands (24 September 2020, during the UN General Assembly's 75th session). CELAC's April 2025 summit declaration omitted this language, so bloc-wide consensus is not settled.
Paraguay
Declared Support for Argentina
At the UN Special Committee on Decolonization on 18 June 2025, Paraguay's representative said that Paraguay "reaffirmed its support for the legitimate sovereignty rights of the Argentine Republic over the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia Islands and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas" (A/AC.109/2025/SR.11, para. 66). Founding member of the 2011 Mercosur bloc agreement barring Falkland-flagged vessels from regional ports, and joined CELAC's January 2023 declaration of "strongest support" for Argentina's sovereignty claim. CELAC's April 2025 summit declaration omitted this language, so bloc-wide consensus is not settled.
Panama
Declared Support for Argentina
Joined CELAC's unanimous declaration of "strongest support" for Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Malvinas, South Georgia, and South Sandwich Islands (24 September 2020, during the UN General Assembly's 75th session). CELAC's April 2025 summit declaration omitted this language, so bloc-wide consensus is not settled. Panama's own Ministry of Foreign Affairs separately reiterated this position in its own name on 24 June 2026. Its press release says that Panama "reiterated its support for the Argentine Republic regarding the Question of the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands and their adjacent maritime areas" ("reiteró su apoyo a la República Argentina respecto de la cuestión de las Islas Malvinas, Georgia del Sur, Sandwich del Sur y sus áreas marítimas adyacentes"; our translation), and quotes Vice-Minister for Multilateral Affairs and Cooperation Carlos Guevara Mann, speaking for the Government, as saying that this position of support rests on "the inalienable principles set out in the Amphictyonic Congress of Panama ... concerning the sovereignty and territorial integrity of States" ("los principios irrenunciables expuestos en el Congreso Anfictiónico de Panamá ... relacionados a la soberanía y la integridad territorial de los Estados"; our translation).
Timor-Leste
Neutral / No Stated Position
Speaking at the UN Special Committee on Decolonization on 18 June 2025, Timor-Leste's representative said his country "acknowledged both the historical claims and national aspirations of Argentina with respect to the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) while also recognizing the current administrative role played by the United Kingdom", and that "[a]cknowledging the legitimate interests and perspectives of both parties was imperative" (A/AC.109/2025/SR.11, para. 40). It recommended "constructive bilateral engagement, confidence-building measures and the inclusive participation of the inhabitants of the Islands" (A/AC.109/2025/SR.11, para. 41), citing its own experience of decolonization and commitment to self-determination. The statement does not take a side on sovereignty.
Sierra Leone
Neutral / No Stated Position
Speaking at the UN Special Committee on Decolonization on 18 June 2025, Sierra Leone's representative said that the 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories should be considered "on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the interests, aspirations and well-being of their inhabitants", and that "it was essential to uphold the principle of self-determination for all people and nations": "the people of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) must therefore be afforded an opportunity to determine their political status" (A/AC.109/2025/SR.11, para. 52). In the same statement Sierra Leone "reiterated its call for the Governments of the Argentine Republic and the United Kingdom to resume negotiations, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV)" (A/AC.109/2025/SR.11, para. 52). The statement does not take a side on sovereignty. Sierra Leone abstained on UNGA Resolution 40/21 in 1985.
Belize
Neutral / No Stated Position
No statement by Belize in its own name on the question was found: it has not spoken on the item at the UN Special Committee on Decolonization in 2019 and 2021–2025, and its foreign ministry's website returns nothing on it (checked September 2026). Its only recorded position is a bloc one: it joined CELAC's unanimous declaration of "strongest support" for Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Malvinas, South Georgia, and South Sandwich Islands (24 September 2020, during the UN General Assembly's 75th session). CELAC's April 2025 summit declaration omitted this language, so bloc-wide consensus is not settled. Belize had voted against every UNGA resolution on this question with a recorded vote from 1982 through 1988 (Resolutions 37/9 through 43/25) -- the most consistent opposition of any state that later joined this declaration.
Grenada
Neutral / No Stated Position
In its own statements on the question at the UN Special Committee on Decolonization, Grenada has not backed either side's sovereignty claim. On 21 June 2011 its representative said that Grenada "continued to support the idea of self-determination for peoples, and was fully cognizant of the intractable debate on the question of sovereignty of the Falkland Islands/Malvinas", and repeated its call for "fresh thinking" (A/AC.109/2011/SR.7, para. 2); in 2000 it had said the principle of self-determination could be applied, the inhabitants being "the only and final arbiters of the Islands' fate" (A/AC.109/2000/SR.8, para. 63). Grenada also joined CELAC's declaration of "strongest support" for Argentina's sovereignty claim (24 September 2020), a bloc statement. Grenada voted against UNGA Resolution 39/6 in 1984 (its only recorded "No" vote on this question), then abstained or was absent in every other recorded vote through 1988.
Antigua and Barbuda
Neutral / No Stated Position
At the UN Special Committee on Decolonization on 20 June 2023, Antigua and Barbuda's representative said that, "as a friend of both Argentina and the United Kingdom", his country "strongly encouraged both parties to resume sovereignty negotiations to find, as soon as possible, a peaceful and definitive solution to the dispute" (A/AC.109/2023/SR.7, para. 47); in 2021 it likewise called both parties "friends of his country" (UN press release GA/COL/3347). It did not back either side's claim in its own name. Antigua and Barbuda also joined CELAC's declaration of "strongest support" for Argentina's sovereignty claim (24 September 2020), a bloc statement. Antigua and Barbuda had voted against UNGA Resolution 37/9 in 1982, then voted in favour in 1985 and abstained or was absent in every other recorded vote through 1988.
Fiji
Neutral / No Stated Position
At the UN Special Committee on Decolonization on 18 June 2025, Fiji's representative said that Fiji "maintained a neutral position on the question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), recognizing the sovereignty claim of the Argentine Republic while also noting the position of the United Kingdom" (A/AC.109/2025/SR.11, para. 53). Fiji called on the parties to explore avenues to address the matter peacefully and said that "the interests of the people of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) should be respected, and their views should be meaningfully considered in any discussion about their future" (A/AC.109/2025/SR.11, para. 53). Its earlier UN voting record: it voted against UNGA Resolution 37/9 in 1982, abstained in 1983-1985, voted in favour in 1986 and 1987, and abstained again in 1988.
United States
Neutral / No Stated Position
Official position since at least 2012: the US recognizes the UK's de facto administration but takes no position on the underlying sovereignty question, and calls for a peaceful resolution without coercion or use of force. On 3 September 2026, President Trump told GB News he was reviewing "every position" on the Falklands -- remarks made after criticizing the UK's response to the US-Iran conflict and reported to be linked to Pentagon pressure over NATO defense spending -- but no formal policy change has been announced.
Canada
Neutral / No Stated Position
Global Affairs Canada spokesperson Thida Ith stated in June 2026: "Canada maintains a neutral position on the territorial dispute over the Falkland Islands," adding that Canada "plans to join the consensus on the OAS General Assembly Declaration on the Question of the Malvinas Islands, as it has done since 2018." In 2017, Canada had stated that "in accordance with the democratic values shared by us and the UK and Argentina, Canada believes the wishes of the inhabitants of the Falkland Islands must be respected" (as quoted by The Globe and Mail).
Saint Lucia
Neutral / No Stated Position
At the UN Special Committee on Decolonization on 18 June 2024, Saint Lucia's representative said that his delegation "supported the holding of dialogue between the Argentine Republic and the United Kingdom with a view to resuming negotiations to achieve a peaceful solution", that Saint Lucia "reaffirmed its solidarity with the people of the Non-Self-Governing Territories and recognized the importance of analysing the situation of each Territory on a case-by-case basis", and encouraged the parties "to resume negotiations to find a just and lasting solution" (A/AC.109/2024/SR.7, para. 47). It did not back either side's sovereignty claim in its own name. Saint Lucia also joined CELAC's declaration of "strongest support" for Argentina's sovereignty claim (24 September 2020), a bloc statement.
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Neutral / No Stated Position
At the UN Special Committee on Decolonization on 18 June 2025, Saint Kitts and Nevis's representative said that "the two parties should continue their efforts towards finding a peaceful and mutually beneficial solution consistent with the principles of the Charter, General Assembly resolution 2065 (XX) and the recommendations of the Committee", encouraged Argentina and the United Kingdom to keep building trust, and said a peaceful resolution "would be in the best interest of all parties involved" (A/AC.109/2025/SR.11, para. 54). It did not back either side's sovereignty claim in its own name. Saint Kitts and Nevis also joined CELAC's declaration of "strongest support" for Argentina's sovereignty claim (24 September 2020), a bloc statement.
Bahamas
Neutral / No Stated Position
No statement by The Bahamas in its own name on the question was found: it has not spoken on the item at the UN Special Committee on Decolonization in 2019 and 2021–2025 (its foreign ministry's website could not be searched in September 2026). Its only recorded position is a bloc one: it joined CELAC's unanimous declaration of "strongest support" for Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Malvinas, South Georgia, and South Sandwich Islands (24 September 2020, during the UN General Assembly's 75th session). CELAC's April 2025 summit declaration omitted this language, so bloc-wide consensus is not settled.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Neutral / No Stated Position
At the UN Special Committee on Decolonization on 18 June 2025, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' representative said that "the question of the Malvinas Islands was not a matter of self-determination, but rather a sovereignty dispute that must be resolved through bilateral negotiations, taking into account the interests of the population of the Islands", and called on both Governments to renew their commitment to negotiations (A/AC.109/2025/SR.11, para. 47). It has used the same framing since 2021 without stating support for either side's sovereignty claim in its own name; in 2019 it had gone further, describing the question as "competing claims of sovereignty over islands that were an inseparable part of Argentine territory" (A/AC.109/2019/SR.7, para. 51). In 2023 it spoke only on behalf of CELAC, delivering the bloc's statement of support for Argentina's position, and it joined CELAC's declaration of "strongest support" for Argentina's sovereignty claim (24 September 2020), a bloc statement.
Germany
Neutral / No Stated Position
In an answer to a question in the Bundestag (document 20/11247, transmitted by the Federal Foreign Office on 26 April 2024), the Federal Government stated that, with regard to the territorial disputes named in the question, including the Malvinas/Falklands, it "sieht ... von Handlungen ab, die als Bestätigung der einen oder anderen Position ausgelegt werden könnten" (refrains from acts that could be interpreted as confirming one or the other position; our translation). It described the UN General Assembly resolutions on the question as non-binding recommendations addressed solely to the parties to the dispute, and noted that the Federal Republic of Germany abstained on the last such resolution, in 1988. The answer also records that in the July 2023 EU-CELAC summit declaration the EU "took note" of CELAC's historical position on the sovereignty question.
Iraq
Neutral / No Stated Position
At the UN Special Committee on Decolonization on 23 June 2022, Iraq's representative said that his Government "had friendly relations with both parties to the dispute and understood their concerns", supported a negotiated settlement in line with General Assembly resolutions and the Secretary-General's good offices, and said "it was essential to take due account of the interests of the population of the Islands" (A/AC.109/2022/SR.7, para. 32). It took no side on sovereignty. Earlier, under the pre-2003 government, Iraq had explicitly backed Argentina's claim at the same Committee: "Iraq's position was firm and unambiguous: those islands belonged to Argentina" (11 July 2000, A/AC.109/2000/SR.8, para. 46) and it "supported the right of Argentina to sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)" (19 June 2002, A/AC.109/2002/SR.8, para. 42). Iraq voted in favour of UNGA Resolutions 2065 (XX) in 1965 and 37/9 in 1982.
Dominica
Neutral / No Stated Position
No statement by Dominica in its own name on the question was found: it has not spoken on the item at the UN Special Committee on Decolonization in 2019 and 2021–2025 (its foreign ministry's website could not be searched in September 2026). Its only recorded position is a bloc one: it joined CELAC's unanimous declaration of "strongest support" for Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Malvinas, South Georgia, and South Sandwich Islands (24 September 2020, during the UN General Assembly's 75th session). CELAC's April 2025 summit declaration omitted this language, so bloc-wide consensus is not settled. Dominica had voted against UNGA Resolutions 37/9 (1982), 38/12 (1983), and 39/6 (1984), then was absent or abstained in every subsequent recorded vote through 1988.
Barbados
Neutral / No Stated Position
No statement by Barbados in its own name on the question was found: it has not spoken on the item at the UN Special Committee on Decolonization in 2019 and 2021–2025, and its foreign ministry's website returns nothing on it (checked September 2026). Its only recorded position is a bloc one: it joined CELAC's unanimous declaration of "strongest support" for Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Malvinas, South Georgia, and South Sandwich Islands (24 September 2020, during the UN General Assembly's 75th session). CELAC's April 2025 summit declaration omitted this language, so bloc-wide consensus is not settled.
Guyana
Neutral / No Stated Position
No statement by Guyana in its own name on the question was found: it has not spoken on the item at the UN Special Committee on Decolonization in 2019 and 2021–2025, and its foreign ministry's website returns nothing on it (checked September 2026). Its only recorded position is a bloc one: it joined CELAC's unanimous declaration of "strongest support" for Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Malvinas, South Georgia, and South Sandwich Islands (24 September 2020, during the UN General Assembly's 75th session). CELAC's April 2025 summit declaration omitted this language, so bloc-wide consensus is not settled.
Jamaica
Neutral / No Stated Position
No statement by Jamaica in its own name on the question was found: it has not spoken on the item at the UN Special Committee on Decolonization in 2019 and 2021–2025 (its foreign ministry's website could not be searched in September 2026). Its only recorded position is a bloc one: it joined CELAC's unanimous declaration of "strongest support" for Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Malvinas, South Georgia, and South Sandwich Islands (24 September 2020, during the UN General Assembly's 75th session). CELAC's April 2025 summit declaration omitted this language, so bloc-wide consensus is not settled.
Trinidad and Tobago
Neutral / No Stated Position
No statement by Trinidad and Tobago in its own name on the question was found: it has not spoken on the item at the UN Special Committee on Decolonization in 2019 and 2021–2025, and its foreign ministry's website returns nothing on it (checked September 2026). Its only recorded position is a bloc one: it joined CELAC's unanimous declaration of "strongest support" for Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Malvinas, South Georgia, and South Sandwich Islands (24 September 2020, during the UN General Assembly's 75th session). CELAC's April 2025 summit declaration omitted this language, so bloc-wide consensus is not settled.
Papua New Guinea
Neutral / No Stated Position
At the 2012 session of the Special Committee on Decolonization (C24), Papua New Guinea's representative said the only way to break the impasse was through negotiations and dialogue between Argentina and the United Kingdom, while stressing that the islands' population should not be an "idle spectator" in that process -- a more centrist position than a straightforward alignment with either side's sovereignty claim. (It had earlier voted against UNGA Resolution 37/9 in 1982.)
Spain
Neutral / No Stated Position
Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on 6 January 2016 that it "comparte el llamamiento" (shares the appeal; our translation) of a communiqué by Argentina's foreign ministry "para encontrar con el Reino Unido una solución pacífica y duradera a través de negociaciones bilaterales a la disputa de soberanía entre los dos países sobre las Islas Malvinas" (our translation: to find, with the United Kingdom, a peaceful and lasting solution, through bilateral negotiations, to the sovereignty dispute between the two countries over the Malvinas Islands). It added that, as with its own position on Gibraltar, "España apuesta netamente por el diálogo bilateral con el Reino Unido para encontrar una solución definitiva a ambas cuestiones que afectan a la integridad territorial de Argentina y España" (our translation: Spain firmly opts for bilateral dialogue with the United Kingdom to find a definitive solution to both questions, which affect the territorial integrity of Argentina and Spain). The statement calls for bilateral negotiations and does not assert Argentine sovereignty; it dates from 2016 and is linked to Spain's own position on Gibraltar. Spain voted in favour of General Assembly resolution 40/21 in 1985.
Solomon Islands
Historical Voting Record Only
Voted against UN General Assembly resolutions on this question in 1982, 1983, 1984, and 1985 (Resolutions 37/9, 38/12, 39/6, 40/21), then abstained in every subsequent recorded vote through 1988. No more recent official position statement was identified.
Sri Lanka
Historical Voting Record Only
Voted against UN General Assembly resolutions on this question in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, and 1988, abstaining only in 1985. No more recent official position statement was identified.
Oman
Historical Voting Record Only
Voted against every UN General Assembly resolution on this question with a recorded vote from 1982 through 1988 (Resolutions 37/9, 38/12, 39/6, 40/21, 41/40, 42/19, and 43/25) -- the most consistent opposition of any state besides the United Kingdom. No more recent official position statement was identified.
Malawi
Historical Voting Record Only
Malawi abstained on the 1976 resolution (31/49) -- the year the United Kingdom itself cast its only "No" vote on this question -- then voted against UN General Assembly resolutions on this question in 1982, 1983, and 1984 (Resolutions 37/9, 38/12, 39/6), before abstaining in every subsequent recorded vote through 1988. No more recent official position statement was identified.
New Zealand
Historical Voting Record Only
New Zealand's position shifted over the full UN voting record: it abstained on the first resolution on this question in 1965 (2065 (XX)), voted in favour in 1973 (3160 (XXVIII)), abstained again in 1976 (31/49) -- the year the United Kingdom itself cast its only "No" vote on this question -- then voted against the resolution in 1982, 1983, and 1984 (Resolutions 37/9, 38/12, 39/6), before abstaining in every subsequent recorded vote through 1988. No more recent official position statement was identified.
Gambia
Historical Voting Record Only
Gambia abstained on the 1976 resolution (31/49) -- the year the United Kingdom itself cast its only "No" vote on this question -- then voted against UN General Assembly resolutions on this question in 1982, 1983, 1987, and 1988, but voted in favour in 1985 and abstained in 1986 -- one of the less consistent voting records in this group. No more recent official position statement was identified.
United Kingdom
Supports UK Position
Administering power. On 11 March 2013, following the islanders' referendum (99.8% in favour of remaining British, 92% turnout), Foreign Secretary William Hague said: "I welcome today's result, which demonstrates more clearly than ever the Falkland Islanders' wish to remain an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom." and "We have always been clear that we believe in the rights of the Falklands people to determine their own futures and to decide on the path they wish to take." (UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, gov.uk). The UK maintains that the referendum is a decisive, contemporary exercise of self-determination.