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| Argentina's Fernandez attacks UK comments on Falklands | |
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| Argentina's president has condemned the UK prime minister's claim last week that her government takes a colonialist attitude to the Falklands Islands. | Argentina's president has condemned the UK prime minister's claim last week that her government takes a colonialist attitude to the Falklands Islands. |
| Making her first public appearance after undergoing surgery, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner criticised David Cameron's comments. | |
| A surgery scar was visible on her throat as she spoke at government headquarters in Buenos Aires. | A surgery scar was visible on her throat as she spoke at government headquarters in Buenos Aires. |
| This April marks 30 years since the start of the Falklands War. | This April marks 30 years since the start of the Falklands War. |
| "They are trying to paint us as bad guys, or violent guys and really, that is not who we are," Mrs Fernandez told a packed auditorium after 20 days of medical leave for thyroid surgery. | "They are trying to paint us as bad guys, or violent guys and really, that is not who we are," Mrs Fernandez told a packed auditorium after 20 days of medical leave for thyroid surgery. |
| Mr Cameron outraged many in Argentina last week when he accused the country of having a "colonialist" attitude over the disputed islands. | Mr Cameron outraged many in Argentina last week when he accused the country of having a "colonialist" attitude over the disputed islands. |
| Protesters marched on the British embassy in Buenos Aires on Friday, burning the Union flag, and demanding that diplomatic ties with London be severed. | Protesters marched on the British embassy in Buenos Aires on Friday, burning the Union flag, and demanding that diplomatic ties with London be severed. |
| Referring to Mr Cameron's comments, Mrs Fernandez said that people only talk in such a way when they do not have solid arguments. | |
| Mrs Fernandez's comments came mid-way through her remarks to supporters at the Argentine Presidential Palace. | Mrs Fernandez's comments came mid-way through her remarks to supporters at the Argentine Presidential Palace. |
| Her remarks illustrate how potent the issue of the Falklands Islands remains across Argentine society. | Her remarks illustrate how potent the issue of the Falklands Islands remains across Argentine society. |