Evo: Sovereign Sea Access!
La Paz
Bolivian President Evo Morales told reporters Monday that only an independent access to the sea will solve Bolivia´s long-standing bilateral dispute with Chile, as this is “the resounding clamor of the people.”
The Bolivian president referred to recent remarks by Chilean Foreign Minister Ignacio Walker, who stated his government could consider granting a sovereign maritime outlet to the Pacific, and Morales said this illustrates concurrence and now they just need to define the solution.
He recalled that prior talks about sea access failed because of the issue of sovereignty. “One cannot give up on that,” he contended.
Morales said a government commission is working on a proposal to resolve the bilateral difference through “the peoples”, but preferred not to elaborate on this to avoid a political or opportunistic manipulation of the matter.
He also did not elaborate on last week´s visit to La Paz by Organization of American States Secretary General Miguel Angel Insulza, and said he wished to keep wished to keep “a low profile” on this topic.
“If we are progressing on the sea access issue, we owe it to the commitment of people in Chile, its workers and many sectors,” he maintained.
Bolivian President Evo Morales told reporters Monday that only an independent access to the sea will solve Bolivia´s long-standing bilateral dispute with Chile, as this is “the resounding clamor of the people.”
The Bolivian president referred to recent remarks by Chilean Foreign Minister Ignacio Walker, who stated his government could consider granting a sovereign maritime outlet to the Pacific, and Morales said this illustrates concurrence and now they just need to define the solution.
He recalled that prior talks about sea access failed because of the issue of sovereignty. “One cannot give up on that,” he contended.
Morales said a government commission is working on a proposal to resolve the bilateral difference through “the peoples”, but preferred not to elaborate on this to avoid a political or opportunistic manipulation of the matter.
He also did not elaborate on last week´s visit to La Paz by Organization of American States Secretary General Miguel Angel Insulza, and said he wished to keep wished to keep “a low profile” on this topic.
“If we are progressing on the sea access issue, we owe it to the commitment of people in Chile, its workers and many sectors,” he maintained.
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Monday, April 24, 2006
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