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Argentinian president Javier Milei (AFP/Getty)

Argentine president Javier Milei has ruled out military action over the Falkland Islands, insisting his government will pursue its sovereignty claim purely through diplomatic means.

The remarks follow statements from US president Donald Trump suggesting he would review Washington's neutral stance on the islands' sovereignty and questioning British defence capabilities.

Milei had previously declared at the UN General Assembly that the archipelago was under illegal foreign occupation and imposed sanctions on oil exploration firms in the region.

Prime minister Andy Burnham pledged that the UK will stand firm and do whatever it takes to uphold the islanders' wish to remain British.

Argentina's 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands resulted in a 70-day war that claimed the lives of 255 British service personnel, 655 Argentinians and three islanders.

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