Editing William Hague (section)

====Falkland Islands====
The 30th anniversary of the beginning of the [[Falklands War|1982 Falklands War]] was on 2 April 2012. On 29 March, before the [[Lord Mayor of London]]'s banquet guests, namely the entire foreign diplomatic corps of more than 100 ambassadors, including [[Alicia Castro]] ([[Foreign relations of Argentina|Argentinian Ambassador]]), Hague said the UK was keen to deepen its relationship with Latin America—and reiterated Britain's commitment to the Falklands. He said: "We are reversing Britain's decline in Latin America, where we are opening a new Embassy in [[El Salvador]]. This determination to deepen our relations with Latin America is coupled with our steadfast commitment to the right of self-determination of the people of the [[Falkland Islands]]".

Tensions over the Falklands had risen in the weeks prior to the anniversary. In February, Hague said deployments of a British warship, [[HMS Dauntless (D33)|HMS ''Dauntless'']] and the [[William, Prince of Wales|Duke of Cambridge]] to the Falklands were "entirely routine". Hague said that Britain affirmed the Falklanders' [[self-determination]] and would seek to prevent [[Argentina]] from "raising the diplomatic temperature" over the issue. He further said: "(the events) are not so much celebrations as commemorations. I think Argentina will also be holding commemorations of those who died in the conflict. Since both countries will be doing that I don't think there is anything provocative about that."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/southamerica/argentina/9174278/William-Hague-tells-Argentina-we-will-steadfastly-defend-Falklands.html |location=London |work=The Daily Telegraph |first=Christopher |last=Hope |title=William Hague tells Argentina 'we will steadfastly defend Falklands' |date=29 March 2012 |access-date=2 April 2018 |archive-date=12 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812163845/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/southamerica/argentina/9174278/William-Hague-tells-Argentina-we-will-steadfastly-defend-Falklands.html |url-status=live }}</ref>