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Luis Arce claims exit to the sea for Bolivia
March 23 |
The Bolivian president, Luis Arce, recalled on Thursday the 144 years of the historic defense of the territory of Calama in 1879 and claimed the right to a sovereign outlet to the sea for his country.
In a publication on Twitter, the Bolivian president said that “Today we remember 144 years of the historic defense of Calama by Bolivian heroes who gave their lives to preserve the integrity of the homeland”.
Likewise, Arce, who is in the United States at the World Water Forum, pointed out that “for truth, justice, history and reason, today and always sea for Bolivia”.
The day before, the Government of Bolivia reiterated on the occasion of the Day of the Sea, that it will maintain its claim for a sovereign maritime access and that it will insist on the dialogue with Chile to solve what it considers is still a regional “wound”.
This was expressed by the Minister of the Presidency, María Nela Prada in the preamble of the commemoration, which began with the transfer of the remains of the hero Eduardo Abaroa from the basilica of San Francisco, in the center of the city of La Paz, to the square that bears his name.
Prada pointed out that the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 2018 has not put an end to the Bolivian claim and urges Bolivia and Chile to dialogue, and that is what the country is now seeking.
The ICJ ruled that Chile does not have an obligation to negotiate in favor of Bolivia an outlet to the sea for a claim that country filed in 2013.
For this Thursday, President Arce is scheduled to participate in the official acts for the Day of the Sea and address a message to the country.
Bolivia commemorates the Day of the Sea every March 23 because on that date, in 1879, the first resistance of the country to the invasion by Chilean troops, which began on February 14 of that year.
International
Trump to Meet Qatari Leaders During Asia Stopover to Discuss Gaza Peace
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet on Saturday with the Emir and Prime Minister of Qatar during a stopover on his trip to Asia, officials reported. Qatar plays a key role in maintaining the fragile peace agreement in Gaza.
The Qatari leaders will board Air Force One at the end of the day when it lands for refueling at Al Udeid Air Base, the regional headquarters of U.S. military forces, a White House official said.
This marks Trump’s first trip to Asia since taking office in January. His agenda includes two regional summits, a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, and planned encounters with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
In Qatar, the previously unannounced meeting will also include U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who recently returned from Israel after working to maintain the Gaza ceasefire agreement.
Qatar has been a key mediator in indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas since the conflict began and is one of the guarantors of the peace deal alongside the United States, Turkey, and Egypt.
This week, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss critical next steps in the agreement, including the establishment of a security force in Gaza and the future of Hamas. Meanwhile, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has been a central negotiator since the outbreak of the war following Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
International
Maduro Requests Supreme Court to Strip Opposition Leader López of Venezuelan Citizenship
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has requested that the country’s Supreme Court revoke the nationality of opposition leader Leopoldo López, accusing him of promoting a U.S. military invasion of Venezuela, the government reported on Saturday.
There is no precedent of Venezuelans born in the country being stripped of their nationality, and the Venezuelan Constitution explicitly prohibits it. Caracas has previously accused López and other opposition figures of seeking to overthrow Maduro.
Maduro now claims that López and his allies are supporting the deployment of U.S. warships, fighter jets, and troops in the Caribbean, which the White House says are part of anti-narcotics operations. The Venezuelan president insists that the military presence aims to remove him from power.
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil stated on his Telegram channel that Maduro “filed a request with the Supreme Court of Justice to revoke Leopoldo López’s nationality.”
Gil added that the request was made “due to his grotesque, criminal, and illegal call for a military invasion of Venezuela, his ongoing promotion of the economic blockade, and his call for mass killings of Venezuelans in collusion with foreign governments and enemies.”
However, the Dean of the Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV), the country’s main public university, told AFP that the law does not allow the revocation of nationality for Venezuelans by birth.
International
Pentagon deploys USS Gerald R. Ford after narco-boat operation kills six
The U.S. Department of Defense announced on Friday the deployment of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, the largest warship in the country, to the Caribbean Sea. The mission is part of efforts to strengthen the fight against drug trafficking and transnational organized crime in Latin America.
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell stated that the deployment will enhance the U.S. operational capacity to detect, monitor, and dismantle illicit actors and activities within the Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility.
He added that the operation will bolster existing capabilities to reduce drug trafficking and counter the activities of transnational criminal organizations operating in the region.
The announcement comes just hours after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the death of six crew members of a narco-boat in the Caribbean during a U.S.-led operation. The vessel was linked to the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua, one of the most violent groups in the region.
The incident has heightened diplomatic tensions between the United States and several Latin American governments, particularly Colombia and Venezuela, following direct statements by President Donald Trump.
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