The chair of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly said this week's renewed Argentine sovereignty claims contain 'nothing new' and vowed the territory would remain calm. Jack Ford said islanders remain steadfast in defending their right to determine their own political future.

The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly has responded to a renewed sovereignty campaign from Argentina, with its chair, Jack Ford, telling a sitting of the body on Thursday that the week's claims contained 'nothing new.' Ford said the institution remained calm and steadfast despite the fresh diplomatic pressure from Buenos Aires.

Argentina has stepped up its rhetoric over the disputed South Atlantic archipelago in recent weeks, reviving a decades-old sovereignty dispute that has simmered since the 1982 war between the two countries. Falkland officials have consistently argued that the islands' roughly 3,500 residents have the right under international law to determine their own political status.

The exchange adds to a string of recent flashpoints between Stanley and Buenos Aires, coming as Argentine officials raised the issue directly with foreign counterparts at the United Nations General Assembly in New York this month. No new negotiations between the two governments have been announced.

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