Key Points
Known as the Malvinas in Spanish, the UK-ruled islands were the subject of a short, but brutal war after Argentina invaded in 1982..
Just 3,200 people live on the remote South Atlantic territory, some 13,000 kilometres from London AFP)..
The UK government on Thursday insisted the Falkland Islands remained British as Argentina walked away from a cooperation pact and demanded new talks over their sovereignty...
"Argentina has chosen to step away from an agreement that has brought comfort to the families of those who died in the 1982 conflict," Rutley tweeted, calling the decision "disappointing"...
Both countries last year marked the 40th anniversary of the conflict, which claimed the lives of 649 Argentinian soldiers, 255 British servicemen, and three women who lived on the island...
