The roiling atmosphere of Bolivia heated up further this past week, as Bolivian representatives prepared litigation to regain access to the Pacific Ocean, lost to Chile in the War of the Pacific in 1879.

In order to ensure a sufficient supply of these commodities, Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture, José Calzada, will travel to both destinations.

Cadem, a public opinion and investigation organization, recently published their latest survey, which sought to measure how Chileans view a multitude of international leaders.

In an address to Colombia’s Congress, Julio Borges, President of Venezuela’s National Assembly, called for governments within the region to be more responsive to Venezuela’s problematic political situation.

The president of Argentina met with the president of Chile to commemorate 200 years after the Battle of Chacabuco, as well as criticize the “protectionist tendencies” of the international scene.

Ministers from Panama and Colombia will meet, striving to resolve a controversy generated by new tariffs on clothing and footwear imposed by Colombia.

Paraguayan Foreign Minister Eladio Loizaga Caballero claimed that Paraguay’s diplomatic policy has gained momentum in recent years. 

El Salvador’s security improvements offer significant lessons for the justice systems of Iberoamerica, declared the Secretary General of the Conference of Ministers of Justice of Iberoamerican Countries (COMJIB).

Surrounded by government ministers, diplomats, and business executives, Presidents Mauricio Macri of Argentina and Michel Temer of Brazil announced a “strategic alliance” between the two nations.

Argentina’s Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich, defended the country’s new immigration law by arguing that it is “exactly equal” to that of Bolivia.