President-elect Michelle Bachelet and Peruvian President Ollanta Humala planned today a peaceful future between their countries in the wake of the ruling of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Holland.
The two leaders agreed in remarks made in Santiago de Chile and Lima, respectively, in reference to the ruling of the ICJ about their maritime border dispute.
Bachelet, who is scheduled to meet soon at La Moneda Palace with President Sebastian Pinera, highlighted Chile’s culture of peace of and expressed her willingness to step up cooperation with Peru during her term.
“We have followed very carefully the ruling in The Hague and we are happy for the recognition of the parallel in the Marker 1 that defends our country and protects the essential rights in an area of 80 miles,” she said.
“We did not lose territorial sovereignty and this is very relevant,” she stated.
However, she lamented the decision to establish an equidistant line from the 80 miles to mile 200, though she stressed that top quality fishing is operated around the 80 miles.
Meanwhile, in Lima, almost at the same time, Humala considered that the ruling of the ICJ in The Hague is a triumph for peace and paves the way for cooperation and better links between two Latin American nations.