La Razon reports via hoybolivia.com: Chile channeled the Silala for about 20 years, even without authorization Bolivia has studies underwritten by Chile that show that the country has channeled the Silala for about 20 years, of which a part was developed even before the concession process of 1908. The country does not rule out including…
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Due to Chilean workers’ strike: Bolivia’s Vice-Minister of Defence delivers humanitarian aid
Press Trust of India reports: Bolivia’s Vice-Minister of Defence delivers humanitarian aid Bolivia`s Vice-Minister of Defence delivered humanitarian aid on Thursday (November 10) to some of a total of 2,000 Bolivian drivers of heavy transport vehicles held up for several days on both sides of the border with Chile. The blockages follow strikes in Chilean…
Carlos Mesa: Chile has an obligation to guarantee free transit to Bolivia
Hoybolivia.com reports: Mesa: Chile has an obligation to guarantee free transit to Bolivia The official spokesman for the Bolivian maritime claim [and former Bolivian President], Carlos Mesa, said on Tuesday that Chile has an obligation to guarantee free transit to Bolivia, regardless of internal conflicts in the neighboring country. “The Government of Bolivia and the Bolivian…
History 101: The maritime lawsuit before the ICJ, a defeatist strategy
Nicómedes Sejas writes in El Diario: The maritime lawsuit before the ICJ, a defeatist strategy Dr. Liborio Uño soon will present a new version of an important research with the title: “True maritime demand for Bolivia against Chile.” This 500-page book, documented in official texts of Chile and Bolivia and studies of renowned researchers, suggests…
Chile dynamited the Silala to drain its waters to Calama
El Deber reports: Chile dynamited the Silala to drain its waters to Calama EL DEBER.- All flow reaches Calama in northern Chile. And concludes in that region because it was diverted as a result of dynamite use. Silala waters are springs that were artificially drained and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is expected to…
Tensions Rise between Chile and Bolivia over the Perceived State of the Former’s Military Base near the Silala River
From the Council of Hemispheric Affairs: Tensions Rise between Chile and Bolivia over the Perceived State of the Former’s Military Base near the Silala River By Laura Iesue, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs A number of days ago, Bolivia’s President Evo Morales accused Chile of occupying a military facility nine miles from…
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