Bolivia: Morales Calls for Pope to Mediate Dispute with Chile

Bolivian President Evo Morales reiterated his call for Pope Francis to act as guarantor and mediate the ongoing dispute with Chile over access to the sea for the landlocked Andean country. Bolivia lost its seacoast in an 1880 war with Chile and the issue has never been satisfactorily resolved; relations between the two countries were broken off in 1978. teleSUR