| Peru's maritime disputes with Chile |
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| World Affairs Talk | |
| Wednesday, 20 June 2007 | |
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However, Chile's Michelle Bachelet and Peru's Alan García over the years established a positive diplomatic relationship and it is very unlikely any hostilities will break out because of the dispute. Peru claims at least 38,000 square km of sea from Chile at the Concordia coastal site. While Peru does not acknowledge that there is a boundary established, Chile states that the maritime border was set in agreements in 1952 and 1954. The wordings of the agreements were too vague. In 2005, the Peruvian Congress unilaterally approved a new law which modified the sea limit with Chile. Peru's position was that the border has never been fully demarcated, but Chile disagreed to this. Chile also expressed its concern about the installation of a United States military base in Peru. Since its return to democracy in 1990, Chile has been an active participant in the international political arena. Chile assumed a two-year non-permanent position on the UN Security Council in January 2003 and is an active member of the UN family of agencies, serving as a member of the Commission on Human Rights and participating in UN peacekeeping activities. Ties between the two countries were strained back in 1995 after Chile's alleged arms sale to Ecuador when it was at war with Peru. Chile all through denied the allegations, saying it just sent ammunitions to Ecuador according to bilateral negotiations before the war. The differences were triumph over with the apologies of the Chilean government after wards. Peruvian President informed his Chilean counterpart about the move on taking the maritime dispute to the International court. Chile seems to be okay with it. Share & Bookmark             |
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