Speaking at the 76th United Nations General Assembly, Mr Fernández claimed sovereignty over the Falklands, known in Argentina as Malvinas, as well as other islands in the South Atlantic. The 62-year-old claimed the British overseas territory was “illegally occupied by the UK” and hit out at the lack of talks between the two nations.
In a virtual address on Tuesday, he renewed Argentina’s claim for “legitimate and imprescriptible sovereignty rights over the Malvinas, South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime spaces that make up part of the Argentine national territory.”
Mr Fernández added: “These territories have been illegally occupied by the UK for more than 188 years.
“There is no reason other than the intention of the UK to maintain the illegitimate colonial situation so that the bilateral dialogue is not resumed right now on the Malvinas issue.”
The speech echoes remarks made by the Argentine President during the summit 12 months ago.
Speaking at the 75th United Nations General Assembly, he said: “I want to reaffirm the legitimate and imprescriptible sovereign rights of the Argentine Republic over the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, and the surrounding maritime spaces, which are an integral part of the national territory of Argentina and which have been illegally occupied by the United Kingdom for more than 187 years.”
The Peronist leader also insisted the UK had an “excessive and unjustified military presence on the islands”.
The Falkland Islands is a British overseas territory in the south-west Atlantic Ocean and its sovereignty has been disputed by Argentina for decades.
The South American nation claims it has rights to the islands and says it was inherited from the Spanish crown in the 18th century.
In 1982, Argentina invaded the Falklands and triggered a military response from the UK.
Almost 1,000 soldiers were killed during the 10-week war as Britain defended its sovereignty over the Falklands – expelling Argentinian forces.
The two nations restored diplomatic relations in 1990 and the Falkland Islands remain self-governing, but foreign affairs and others defence matters are handled by the UK Government.
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The primary vote comes just two months before midterm elections on November 14 and another defeat could see the Peronist party lose control over the Senate.
Following the result, President Fernández said:” We have not done something right and all of us must now listen to the verdict. There is a demand that we have not satisfied and that from tomorrow we will pay attention to.
He added: “I have two years of government ahead of me and I am not going to give up, and I humbly ask you to help us. In November we are going to turn this story around.”
Additional reporting by Maria Ortega.