Argentine president Mauricio Macri has vowed to shape a new Argentina. The new conservative government led by the former Buenos Aires mayor is pushing for the "return" of the Falklands on the 182nd anniversary of the dispute.

According to The Daily Mail, the official statement from the Argentine government came on January 3. This was the anniversary of when Argentina claimed that the British government "invaded' the Falklands in 1833. Macri hopes to resolve the matter "peacefully" with Britain.

Diplomatic ties between the two countries have faltered during the rule of Macri's predecessor, Cristina Kirchner. The populist leader placed the Falklands at the heart of her foreign policy. The new government hopes to improve its strained relations with Britain.

Susanna Malcorra, Argentina's foreign minister, said that Argentina hopes to renew its commitment to "peacefully settling its differences to international law and multilateralism."

Malcorra also said that there was more to the strained relations with Britain than "the Malvinas issue." This is the Argentine name for the Falklands.

"Yes we have an area of dissent which are the Malvinas Islands and we must find a way to address and solve the issue, but this does not mean we have to cancel all dialogue with the United Kingdom. We have areas of common interest where to advance," she said in an official statement.

A referendum in 2013 said that majority of Falklanders wanted to remain under British control.

"The UK has no doubt about its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands. We would like a more productive bilateral relationship with Argentina but not at the expense of the Islanders' right to choose their own future," said a Foreign Office spokesman.

Britain and Argentina went to war over the islands in 1982. It was reported that 255 Britons and 649 Argentinians died.

Express reports that Kirchner's eight-year populist rule of Argentina brought relations with the UK to a 30-year row. Her rule was marked by a series of tensions over the Falklands. This was apparent in Kirchner's attempt to distract voters Argentina's unstable economy.

Tensions were high in 2012 when Kirchner attempted to hand over a package of United Nations resolutions to Prime Minister Dave Cameron over the Falklands during a G20 summit.

Cameron refused to accept the papers, with Kirchner accused of executing a "media stunt." During her last term, Kirchner introduced a new Argentine banknote with a map of the Falklands.

"The statement talks about how our countries should work together to address a range of issues, not just the Falklands Islands but in the broader region. We need to now see what those talks lead to ... where we can develop a constructive relationship," the official statement from Dave Cameron said.