Chile and Bolivia seek new relations as South America shifts to the right
Chile’s president is in Bolivia for the first state visit by a Chilean leader in more than seven decades. José Antonio Kast arrived in La Paz on Friday and was greeted with military honors. Kast and Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz are conservatives and allies of President Donald Trump. They want to mend relations strained since Bolivia lost its coastline to Chile in a 19th-century war. The two countries haven’t exchanged ambassadors since 1978.
On the agenda are trade, energy, mining and fighting organized crime along their border. Not on the agenda is Bolivia’s demand for access to the sea. Former President Evo Morales calls that an affront to history.
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