international position the position of third countries or international organizations on the sovereignty of the islands is varied whilst some countries consider it a bilateral issue others maintain neutrality but call on both countries to resolve the dispute through peaceful means or to begin dialogue some countries support outright either the british or the argentine claim bbc article eu rejects falklands claim fears on may retrieved on february united press international article eu stays clear of falkland islands oil dispute on april retrieved on february article el gobierno suma datos a su denuncia por la militarizaci n in argentine newspaper la naci n on february retrieved on february the un has issued several resolutions calling the uk to resolve the dispute through dialog with argentina special committee on decolonization general assembly un org june britain rejects this calls claiming the resolutions are flawed because they make no reference to the islanders' right to choose their own future falkland islands british overseas territory march both the usa and the eu maintain a neutral position encouraging both parties to resolve differences through normal diplomatic channels the commonwealth of nations and the eu list the islands as a british octcommonwealth united kingdom falkland islands retrieved on february article in newspaper the telegraph argentina protests at falklands link to eu on april retrieved on february the majority of latin american states back argentina in its claim for sovereignty falklands war or diplomacy july geopolitical monitor the falkland islands and the uk v argentina oil dispute which legal regime alice ruzza goettingen j int'l l declaracion especial sobre la cuestion de las islas malvinas unasur communique nov malvinas nuevo apoyo de la unasur la nacion dec boudou hubo rechazo explicito de unasur a refer ndum de malvinas agepeba nov unasur summit rejects falklands' referendum and wants to limit 'vulture funds' agepeba dec and have repeatedly endorsed argentine proposals calling the united kingdom to restart the negotiations oas declarations up to press cite web url