At a meeting with the Falkland Islands Government in the Houses of Parliament, Mims Davies MP pledged their support for Falkland Islanders’ right to self-determination.
Mims Davies MP met with Representatives of the Falkland Islands Government today to hear the latest news and updates from the Falklands and to learn more about Islanders’ right to self-determination, which is a fundamental right enshrined in article one, paragraph two of the United Nations Charter.
The Falkland Islands are an internally self-governing UK Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic. Strategically placed at the gateway to Antarctica, the Islands are home to over 3,600 people of over 70 different nationalities.
Last year, the Falklands celebrated the tenth anniversary of the 2013 Falkland Islands Sovereignty Referendum during which 99.8% of the electorate voted to remain British on a 92% turnout.
Mims Davies MP said:
I was very pleased to meet with Representatives of the Falkland Islands Government and to hear more about the Falklands and Islanders’ important right to self-determination.
I'm proud to support the Falklands in their desire to remain part of the British family, and I was interested to learn more about the Falklands’ thriving economy, beautiful environment and their strategic importance to the UK”.
Falkland Islands Government Representative to the UK & Europe, Richard Hyslop, added:
It was a pleasure to meet with Mims Davies MP and we are very grateful for her support for Falkland Islanders’ right to self-determination.
The modern Falkland Islands are incredibly proud of our internal self-governance and our membership of the UK family”.
