Reuters: Bolivia's Morales accuses Chile of setting up military base near border
Bolivian President Evo Morales accused Chile on Sunday of threatening the landlocked Andean nation by establishing a military base near their shared border, an accusation that Chile's government said was false.
Morales said Chile had set up a base 15 km (9 miles) from the border and close to the disputed Silala River, adding that international norms prohibited installing military bases less than 50 kilometers (30 miles) from international borders in order to avoid confrontations.
"This installation is an aggression to the life, homeland and to Bolivia," the leftist Bolivian leader said during a public appearance in the Santa Cruz region.
Chile and Bolivia have long had thorny relations and are at loggerheads again over access to the Silala River, which crosses their border.
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Update #1: Bolivian President Evo Morales says Chile base is a threat (BBC)
Update #2: River dispute raises Bolivia-Chile tensions (DW)
WNU Editor: This dispute has been going on for over a century. This is just a new phase.
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