"Gran Bretaña, synonym of colonialism",said Timerman

From El Salvador, where the Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman is paying an official visit as part of his Latin American tour in search of support for the Malvinas cause, he said it sounds quite strange to hear the UK speak of colonialism since the world knows they are a synonym of that way of dominance.

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman echoed the statements made by UK’s Prime Minister David Cameron in which he accused Argentina of "colonialism," and counter attacked by saying that “it catches one’s attention to hear such statements when Great Britain and Colonialism are synonymous.”

The cross fire did not end there, as Timerman also remarked that “instead of calling the National Security Committee, Great Britain should call UN’s Secretary General Ban ki Moon and respond positively to all resolutions issued by the UN calling Britain to open the dialogue with Argentina in order to find a pacific solution to Argentina's claims of sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands.”

Likewise, the minister said that “The accusations made are hard to understand when it is Argentina the victim of British colonialism as the United Nations has said.”

Furthermore, Timerman remarked that “we live in a world where only colonialism vestiges can be found, but it seems that as far as the British empire is in full decline, they have now decided to re-write history.”