UN Passes PR, Falklands Resolutions
The UN Special Committee for Decolonization this week passed resolutions to end the US colonial domination of Puerto Rico and start talks between Argentina and Great Britain over the Falklands.

The Puerto Rico measure urged the US to begin a process to end more than 100 years of colonial supremacy on the Caribbean island. "The US government must allow Puerto Ricans to freely exert their undeniable right for self-determination and independence," the declaration reads.

Washington´s reluctance to cope with the issue was denounced during debates prior to the approval of the document, presented by Cuba and sponsored by Venezuela.

US colonialism "has intended to pull Puerto Rico from its Caribbean, Latin American context," said Cuban ambassador Rodrigo Malmierca when presenting the bill.

Referring to the Falklands issue, the UN committee called for Argentina and Great Britain to resume negotiations to seek a peaceful solution for the sovereignty dispute.

Presented by Chile, and supported by Bolivia, Cuba, and Venezuela, the document recognizes the Falklands question is different to other colonial cases, as it deals with the Argentina-Great Britain dispute over the islands´ sovereignty.