Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07LAPAZ1118
2007-04-23 19:05:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy La Paz
Cable title:
CHACO SITUATION CALM; NEGOTIATIONS ONGOING
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UNCLAS LA PAZ 001118
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/AND
TREASURY FOR SGOOCH
ENERGY FOR CDAY AND SLADISLAW
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV ECON ENRG EPET CASC BL
SUBJECT: CHACO SITUATION CALM; NEGOTIATIONS ONGOING
REF: LA PAZ 1112
After the fighting of April 17 and 18 (reftel),the conflict
over provincial borders in Tarija abated. On April 21, the
GOB retook control of natural gas pumping stations, and gas
exports to Argentina and Brazil returned to normal levels.
The Chaco province also lifted its strike and road blockades
that day. The GOB convened a meeting of the Tarija prefect
and local officials from the two provinces involved in the
dispute on April 23 at 10:00 a.m. to resolve the problem. As
of late afternoon, the negotiations, led by Vice President
Alvaro Garcia Linera, were ongoing. President Morales
suggested a "political" solution to the conflict (which would
seem to favor the Chaco province),while representatives from
O'Conner province demanded a legal solution and brandished
documents claiming that they had the legal upper-hand.
GOLDBERG
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/AND
TREASURY FOR SGOOCH
ENERGY FOR CDAY AND SLADISLAW
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV ECON ENRG EPET CASC BL
SUBJECT: CHACO SITUATION CALM; NEGOTIATIONS ONGOING
REF: LA PAZ 1112
After the fighting of April 17 and 18 (reftel),the conflict
over provincial borders in Tarija abated. On April 21, the
GOB retook control of natural gas pumping stations, and gas
exports to Argentina and Brazil returned to normal levels.
The Chaco province also lifted its strike and road blockades
that day. The GOB convened a meeting of the Tarija prefect
and local officials from the two provinces involved in the
dispute on April 23 at 10:00 a.m. to resolve the problem. As
of late afternoon, the negotiations, led by Vice President
Alvaro Garcia Linera, were ongoing. President Morales
suggested a "political" solution to the conflict (which would
seem to favor the Chaco province),while representatives from
O'Conner province demanded a legal solution and brandished
documents claiming that they had the legal upper-hand.
GOLDBERG