1880s of several British sheep farmers from the Falklands. They came to settle empty territory at the invitation of the first governor of Santa Cruz, Carlos María Moyano, who had married Ethel Turner, the niece of the English governor of the Falklands. Descendants of those pioneers – Hallidays, Scotts, Rudds etc – today reside alongside the Kirchners. The British government might, in turn, recognise the generosity of the Argentinian people, recall past friendship and be less intransigent.

Peter Hamilton

Much Marcle, Herefordshire

• Jorge Taiana pays tribute to Argentina's democracy, which as he points out is almost three decades old. Could there be some event that happened a bit less than 30 years ago, which may have played a role in establishing democracy in Argentina, and could his nation's unwillingness to recognise this amount to one of the "unpaid debts" he refers to?

Jeremy Townend

Bristol

• Congratulations to Argentina in its 200th year. During its early history, Argentina came to accept changes to its original colonial territory; the will of the people led to the secession of Paraguay and then Uruguay. Argentina now needs to come to terms with the will of the population of the Falklands. Modern Argentinian governments have no need to invoke Anglo-Saxon obstacles to their progress, and constructive engagement would be beneficial to all. I wish every success to this wonderful country.

George Battle

Rock, Worcestershire

source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/27/britain-argentina-difficult-friendship-falklands

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