The World : U.N. Backs Falkland Talks
The U.N. General Assembly adopted an Argentine-backed resolution calling for talks between London and Buenos Aires to resolve their dispute over the Falkland Islands. The draft, which omitted any direct reference to the issue of sovereignty, which Britain refuses to discuss, was approved on a vote of 107 to 4 with 41 abstentions. Earlier in the day, two British amendments designed to invoke the principle of self-determination on behalf of the Falkland residents were defeated by wide margins.
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