Chile will Keep Friendly Relations with Peru Regardless of Maritime Verdict
Chile will Keep Friendly Relations with Peru Regardless of Maritime Verdict
Written by Nicole Zandi on March 30, 2012.
SANTIAGO- During his visit to Peru, Former President Ricardo Lagos Escobar said that Chile will respect The Hague’s decision over the Maritime Debate and that both countries will continue to enjoy good relations.
“Whatever the ruling, both counties will benefit, because from this we can look forward rather than backward,” said the former president.
This long geopolitical debate over the sovereignty of about 37,900 square kilometers of the Pacific Ocean will be settled by the end of 2013. Although Peru claims that these boundaries have not been established, the Chilean government says they are stipulated in the Declaration of Santiago in the Maritime Zone of 1952 and in the Convention on Special Maritime Borders of 1954. Therefore, according to the Chilean government, the disputed area is part of their territory.
Officials from the International Criminal Court in Hague announced that hearings for Peru’s maritime claim will start on December 3, 2013 and will last 10 days. Each country will have three days to present their arguments.
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