Foreign Office fears ‘diplomatic row’ over defence secretary’s Falklands visit

‘Defence Secretary Michael Fallon is planning to visit to the Falkland Islands this week, the first such visit in 14 years, rankling the Foreign Office.

Diplomats fear the visit, which comes 34 years after the Falklands war which left 649 Argentine troops, 255 British soldiers and three islanders dead, will undermine recent attempts to re-establish friendly relations between Britain and Argentina.

A Whitehall source told the Mail on Sunday: “Michael has irritated the Foreign Office. They think it looks bellicose and will make it harder to do business with Buenos Aires.”’

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