In the first day of discussion in the International Court of Justice at The Hague, Bolivia presented its arguments in favor of obtaining coastal territory from Chile.

President of Bolivia Evo Morales outlined the next steps for the country in order to re-establish relations with Chile.

Without dismissing or confirming the possibility of new attacks on the adjacent border with Colombia, the Ecuadorian Defense Ministry stated that efforts between the military and police have led to twenty arrests.

The international organization expressed its concerns for human rights if a proposed bill in the Guatemalan Congress were to be passed.

Bolivia will file charges in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) pleading that Chile is trying to repudiate its upcoming obligation to negotiate an ocean access agreement.

The group Venezolanos en el Exterior (Venezuelans Abroad), headquartered in Quito, Ecuador, collected food and water to send to migrating Venezuelans passing through the northern border of Ecuador with Colombia.

Ecuador’s President, Lenín Moreno, signed a Mining Agreement in Santiago, Chile.

In Peru, the goal is for food exports to reach U.S. $7 billion by the end of 2018.

A study conducted by the Datos Group reports that “4 of every 10 Venezuelans has plans to leave the country in the next 12 months to escape the economic crisis.”

The combat against the spread of diseases reaches transnational boundaries.