Chile protests to Argentina over a military chief's remarks on the Strait of Magellan
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Tue, 25 August 2026
4 reports- MercoPress (South America)06:04first to report
Chile's foreign ministry announced on Monday it will send a note of protest to the Argentine government over remarks by the head of the Argentine Air Force General Staff, Brigadier General Gustavo Javier Valverde, in which he mentioned the Strait of Magellan while referring to sovereignty matters.
- El País (Spain)17:01
La Cancillería chilena anuncia que enviará una nota de protesta por los cuestionamientos del jefe de la Fuerza Aérea argentino a la soberanía chilena del paso austral
- Anadolu Agency (AA)18:22
Santiago says sovereignty of strategic waterway ‘indisputable’ under treaties
- MercoPress (South America)21:28
Argentina's foreign ministry issued a statement on Tuesday reaffirming that its position on the Strait of Magellan is the one established by the 1881 Boundary Treaty and the 1984 Treaty of Peace and Friendship, a day after Chile announced it would send a note of protest over remarks by the head of the Argentine Air Force General Staff.
Wed, 26 August 2026
1 report- ABC (Spain)23:11
Esta vez, el gobierno de José Antonio Kast no lo dejó pasar. Las declaraciones del comandante en jefe de la Fuerza Aérea argentina, en orden al deber de ellos de resguardar «la soberanía» de su país sobre el Estrecho de Magallanes obligó a la Cancillería chilena a protestar formalmente por tal falsa aseveración.Este nuevo impasse, el segundo en menos de cuatro meses y el tercero desde 2021, hizo inevitable que tanto el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Francisco Pérez Mackenna, su...
Thu, 3 September 2026
1 report- ABC (Spain)21:31
Argentina reconoce la plena vigencia de los tratados limítrofes que entregan la soberanía del estrecho de Magallanes a Chile y este país respalda los legítimos derechos reclamados por los trasandinos sobre las islas Malvinas. De esta manera los presidentes José Antonio Kast y Javier Milei buscaron zanjar la tensión entre ambas naciones a partir de la polémica surgida hace algunas semanas por declaraciones de altos oficiales argentinos respecto de dicho paso interoceánico y la existencia de un...
Fri, 4 September 2026
2 reports- Anadolu Agency (AA)05:56
Presidents Jose Antonio Kast and Javier Milei issue declaration to defuse controversy sparked by Argentine brigadier general's remarks
- MercoPress (South America)06:01
Chilean President José Antonio Kast on Thursday reiterated his government's backing for Argentina's sovereignty rights over the Falklands, South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas, following a bilateral meeting in Santiago with his Argentine counterpart, Javier Milei. At the same meeting, Milei recognized Chilean sovereignty over the whole of the Strait of Magellan.
Fri, 11 September 2026
1 report- MercoPress (South America)09:06
A Chilean lawmaker compared British sovereignty over the Falklands with Chile's over the Strait of Magellan during a parliamentary session, a position that runs counter to the official line of Santiago's government, which backs Argentina's claim to the archipelago.
Wed, 23 September 2026
2 reports- MercoPress (South America)13:58
A delegation from the Chilean Senate was in Punta Arenas to subscribe a declaration reaffirming Chilean exclusive sovereignty over the Magellan Strait and committing extra funds for its maintenance and reinforcement of strategic capacities when discussing the 2027 national budget. Likewise they supported the right of the people from the Magallanes Region to freely trade with whoever they decide in the world.
- MercoPress (South America)17:48
Chilean Vice-president Claudio Alvarado praised the Defense Committee from the House of Deputies which is planning to hold a formal meeting next Friday at the Austral Naval Command in Punta Arenas, to address the Defense budget, Armed Forces capability and austral sovereignty particularly the Magellan Strait.
Thu, 24 September 2026
1 report- MercoPress (South America)23:47
The announced maritime and trade link between Punta Arenas in Chile and the Falkland Islands has been strongly argued and supported by the main newspaper from the Chilean austral city on the Magellan Strait and capital of the Magallanes Region.
Mon, 28 September 2026
2 reports- MercoPress (South America)08:09
Chile announced the reinforcement of its military capacities in the Magallanes Region, extreme south of the country with a plan that includes renewal of aircraft, modernization of armored vehicles, increased vigilance and presence in the austral territory and Antarctica, updating of military strategy based on experiences from the current war scenarios in Europe and Middle East.
- El País (Spain)19:29
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Tue, 29 September 2026
2 reports- MercoPress (South America)07:02
Chile's Defence Minister Fernando Barros Tocornal has backed the development of commercial activity between the Magallanes region and the Falklands, saying his country's support for Argentina's sovereignty claim does not imply restrictions on trade with the archipelago. He made the remarks in an interview with Radio Polar in Punta Arenas during a visit to the region on September 24 and 25.
- El Pais English13:46
Of the 15 adherents, including Milei’s Argentina and Bukele’s El Salvador, the South American country is the only one where the president confronts a deep political debate over the scope of the agreement