Bolivia said on Friday (July 10) it

Bolivia said on Friday (July 10) it would be willing to restore diplomatic relations with neighbouring Chile if it would lead to a solution to the longstanding maritime dispute.

"The message is clear. Build bridges, not walls," said Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca at a news conference accompanied by President Evo Morales.

Bolivia lost its coastal territory after being defeated by Chile in the 1880s War of the Pacific.

However, it has argued for decades that it should be allowed sovereign access to the ocean, through which it could export its natural gas. Most of this is presently sold to Argentina and Brazil to its east.

In May, Bolivia went to the International Court in The Hague, seeking to force Chile to negotiate the granting of a corridor of sovereign territory to the landlocked nation for it to have access to the Pacific ocean.

Choquehuanca stressed the importance of dialogue in finding a solution to the disagreement.

"The maritime claim before the International Court of Justice seeks dialogue. The maritime claim that we have before the International Court of Justice wants Bolivia and Chile to feel that they have a dialogue space of good faith and for this dialogue to allow for a solution to this problem that has been dragging on for more than 100 years in order for Bolivia to have sovereign access to the Pacific," said the foreign minister.

Chile and Bolivia broke off diplomatic relations in 1978, but Choquehuanca said Bolivia would be willing to restore them if it meant resolving the maritime dispute.

"If the re-establishment of diplomatic relations with Chile will resolve Bolivia's landlocked situation, we are willing to restore them," he said.

For its part, Chile argues its border with Bolivia was fixed by a treaty signed by the two countries in 1904.

That treaty cost Bolivia some 120 kilometres (74 miles) of coast and 120,000 square kilometres (46,332 square miles) of arid land where many of the world's top copper reserves are located.

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Bolivia said on Friday (July 10) it would be willing to restore diplomatic relations with neighbouring Chile if it would lead to a solution to the longstanding maritime dispute."The message is clear. Build bridges, not walls," said Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca at a news conference accompanied by President Evo Morales.Bolivia lost its coastal territory after being defeated by Chile in the 1880s War of the Pacific.However, it has argued for decades that it should be allowed sovereign access to the ocean, through which it could export its natural gas. Most of this is presently sold to Argentina and Brazil to its east.In May, Bolivia went to the International Court in The Hague, seeking to force Chile to negotiate the granting of a corridor of sovereign territory to the landlocked nation for it to have access to the Pacific ocean.Choquehuanca stressed the importance of dialogue in finding a solution to the disagreement."The maritime claim before the International Court of Justice seeks dialogue. The maritime claim that we have before the International Court of Justice wants Bolivia and Chile to feel that they have a dialogue space of good faith and for this dialogue to allow for a solution to this problem that has been dragging on for more than 100 years in order for Bolivia to have sovereign access to the Pacific," said the foreign minister.Chile and Bolivia broke off diplomatic relations in 1978, but Choquehuanca said Bolivia would be willing to restore them if it meant resolving the maritime dispute."Nếu tái lập quan hệ ngoại giao với Chile sẽ giải quyết tình hình không giáp biển của Bolivia, chúng tôi sẵn sàng để khôi phục chúng," ông nói.Về phần mình, Chile lập luận thành biên giới với Bolivia đã được cố định bởi một hiệp ước được ký kết bởi hai quốc gia vào năm 1904.Hiệp ước đó chi phí Bolivia 120 km (74 dặm) của bờ biển và 120.000 kilômét vuông (46,332 dặm vuông) đất đai khô cằn, nơi nhiều người trong số hàng đầu của thế giới đồng dự trữ được đặt.