Argentina acknowledges the Magellan treaties and seeks to defuse friction with Chile

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 For

Santiago says it will lodge a formal complaint after Brigadier General Gustavo Javier Valverde called the Strait of Magellan and the Drake Passage a matter of “Argentine sovereignty”; Foreign Minister in Buenos Aires forced distanced itself from the remarks, acknowledging 1881 and 1984 treaties that define their southe