Argentina vowed Thursday to “recover” the Falkland Islands from Britain, after the U.K. government gave up control of a different archipelago in the Indian Ocean.

The UK has handed sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after decades of negotiations. The Indian Ocean archipelago had been a British island territory for over half a century, and now returns to neighbouring Mauritius.

Argentina has vowed to gain "full sovereignty" of the Falkland Islands after the UK gave up control of a remote archipelago in return for securing the future of a strategically important military base.

The country’s foreign minister, Diana Mondino, welcomed the step taken by Sir Keir Starmer’s Government on Thursday towards ending “outdated practices” after Britain returned the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

Argentina has promised to gain “full sovereignty” of the Falkland Islands with “concrete action” after Britain surrendered control of the Chagos Islands. The country’s foreign minister, Diana Mondino,