London (CNN) -- Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is once again calling on the UK to hand back the Falkland Islands -- known in Argentina as Las Malvinas -- accusing Britain of blatant colonialism. In an open letter to British Prime Minister David Cameron, which was published in the British press, she says that Britain stripped the islands away from Argentina 180 years ago on Thursday's date: January 3. Read more: Falkland Islands will vote on political status The two countries went to war over the territory in 1982, when the then-Argentinian military government landed troops on the islands.
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Argentina says Britain stripped the Falkland Islands away 180 years ago
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The countries went to war over the islands in 1982, when Argentina put troops there
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Argentina, which calls the islands Las Malvinas, wants sovereignty negotiations
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British government says there won't be sovereignty talks unless islanders want them
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The British government swiftly rejected the idea of negotiations, saying the @placeholder have chosen to be British.
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The statement added: "There are three parties to this debate, not just two as @placeholder likes to pretend.
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The islanders are due to hold a referendum on their political status this March but were also quick to dismiss the @placeholder position.