Islas Malvinas: Brexit cited as EU endorses Falklands’ Argentine name

Bloc asked to clarify position after Buenos Aires declare triumph' over use of term in summit declaration

Forty-one years after the Falklands war, the UK has suffered a diplomatic defeat over the archipelago as the EU appeared to endorse the Argentine name for the disputed territory, Islas Malvinas.

Brussels supported an Argentina-backed declaration referring to Islas Malvinas at a summit of EU leaders with Latin America and the Caribbean (Celac) leaders on Tuesday, which Buenos Aires called a diplomatic triumph".