ĦĦLIMA, March 29 (Xinhuanet) -- Peruvian Foreign Minister Manuel Rodriguez said Monday that the sea border dispute between Peru and Chile was still "an issue to be negotiated" as no agreement had been signed yet.
The remarks were made after both former Chilean President Eduardo Frei and current Chilean Foreign Minister Soledad Alvear had recently affirmed that the "issue is resolved."
"When there are two positions in international law and diplomatic practice and when a controversy exists, they must be solved through talks and negotiations. That can be complex but is the only way to reach a solution and solve the problem," Rodriguezsaid.
"In the case of Peru, it is simply a maritime border that can be the object of a negotiation and could be solved in accordance with the rules and principles of international law," he added.
Peru and Chile had long been in conflict over their sea border since the territorial borders were defined in the Ancon Treaty signed in 1929. Enditem | 
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