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Argentina Filed a Protest with Uruguay Over a British Stand at Expo Prado
The filing questioned the promotion of the islands as “Falklands” and the presence of representatives linked to the archipelago. According to Perfil, Uruguay’s Foreign Ministry first suggested avoiding official contacts and later said that communication was a mistake.
Argentina filed a formal protest with Uruguay’s Foreign Ministry over the installation of a stand promoted by the British Embassy at Expo Prado 2026, the agro-industrial and livestock fair held in that country.
The complaint, sent on August 31 through the Argentine Embassy in Montevideo, objected to the distribution in that space of material about the Malvinas Islands under the name “Falklands” and with political content. It also pointed to the participation of representatives linked to the islands.
In the note, cited by La Nación and Perfil, the Argentine representation expressed its rejection of the presence of that “booth” at the fair and, at the same time, thanked Uruguay for its historic support for Argentina’s position on the Malvinas issue.
According to the diplomatic filing, an “island setting” was set up in the British pavilion, where material in Spanish about the islands was distributed using the denomination used by the United Kingdom. Promotional elements mentioned included images of the archipelago, tourism offerings and a “gin tasting” activity.
Argentina also said there were visits by “delegations” from the self-styled island “government,” not recognized by either country. According to the Argentine version, on at least two occasions alleged members of the “Legislative Assembly” of the Malvinas Islands took part.
In that context, the government warned that it would deeply regret if a traditional Uruguayan agricultural event were used to promote the British position on the islands as if it were a separate entity from the Argentine Republic.
La Nación recalled that this is not the first time Argentina has lodged a complaint of this kind over a British stand at Expo Prado: it had already happened in 2022, 2018 and 2017.
In addition, according to Perfil, the complaint included a request for Uruguayan authorities to avoid official contacts with delegates from the island administration and to convey the concern to the Rural Association of Uruguay. That outlet also reported that Uruguay’s Foreign Ministry initially sent a communication to Parliament recommending that official meetings with those representatives not be held, but later withdrew that notice and attributed it to an “involuntary error.”
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About this note. Written by El Notero with assistance from artificial intelligence, based on what was published by the cited outlet. El Notero did not do its own reporting on this event.
