Identifier
Created
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09SANTIAGO272
2009-03-20 21:22:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Santiago
Cable title:
CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 20
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TAGS: KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
SUBJECT: CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 20
Leading Story
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TAGS: KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
SUBJECT: CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 20
Leading Story
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1. As anticipated, Peru filed with the International Court of The
Hague a claim to change maritime and land borders with Chile.
U.S.-Related News
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2. La Tercera published a letter to the editor by acting Minister
of Interior Patricio Rosende, saying the daily had misquoted him in
a March 19 article on security measures for the upcoming Progressive
Governance Summit. Reportedly, Rosende had said "the Carabineros
police are under (subservient to) the FBI..." The Carabinero police
force, wrote Rosende, "has done an outstanding job in all summits
hosted by Chile and we are certain that it will once again show its
professionalism, in coordination with the security delegations of
all the important officials that will attend the summit (La Tercera,
conservative, independent, circ. 101,000, 3/20).
3. Former U.S. Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Randall
Kroszner will be the guest speaker at think tank Libertad y
Desarrollo on April 2 (Que Pasa, newsweekly magazine, 3/20).
4. Former U.S. Army Brigadier General Janis Karpinski, who was a
commander of forces in charge of the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, has
been invited to the Diego Portales University journalism school. "I
was demoted [to Colonel] because they needed a scapegoat, and was
prohibited from speaking out. I was offered good jobs in Washington
but turned them down and left the Army. I want to prove in court
that I never knew about the torture and make sure that those who are
responsible pay," said Karpinski (Las Ultimas Noticias,
leading-circulation, popular, 140,000, 3/20).
Chile-Peru
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5. Peru submitted a claim for the International Court of The Hague
to review its maritime border with Chile. Chile's position is that
Peru and Chile have treaties that established maritime and land
borders, and both countries have historically respected them. Lima
wants to set the sea border along a diagonal line rather than the
parallel established in the treaties. This would give Peru an
additional 10,280 square miles of ocean. Bolivia is concerned over
Peru's claim because any change in borders would ultimately affect
its claim for a passage to the sea through Chilean territory. La
Tercera highlights that Peru's claim also includes changing the land
border with Chile (All dailies, 3/20).
Bolivia - U.S.
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6. The Bolivian and U.S. governments are working on a new
"framework agreement" to improve their deteriorated bilateral
relations, said Bolivian Foreign Affairs Minister David
Choquehuanca. He said that the United States needs to realize that
"it must respect Bolivian authorities and sovereignty." He noted
that until recently, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration had
command over Bolivia's police and military in the fight against
narcotics. "Now that authority rests on Bolivia," he said.
Choquehaunca, however, did not dismiss U.S. assistance in this area.
"If it (the U.S) wants to cooperate, we'd appreciate it," he said.
URBAN
SIPDIS
STATE FOR R/MR, I/PP, WHA/BSC, WHA/PDA, INR/IAA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
SUBJECT: CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 20
Leading Story
--------------
1. As anticipated, Peru filed with the International Court of The
Hague a claim to change maritime and land borders with Chile.
U.S.-Related News
--------------
2. La Tercera published a letter to the editor by acting Minister
of Interior Patricio Rosende, saying the daily had misquoted him in
a March 19 article on security measures for the upcoming Progressive
Governance Summit. Reportedly, Rosende had said "the Carabineros
police are under (subservient to) the FBI..." The Carabinero police
force, wrote Rosende, "has done an outstanding job in all summits
hosted by Chile and we are certain that it will once again show its
professionalism, in coordination with the security delegations of
all the important officials that will attend the summit (La Tercera,
conservative, independent, circ. 101,000, 3/20).
3. Former U.S. Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Randall
Kroszner will be the guest speaker at think tank Libertad y
Desarrollo on April 2 (Que Pasa, newsweekly magazine, 3/20).
4. Former U.S. Army Brigadier General Janis Karpinski, who was a
commander of forces in charge of the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, has
been invited to the Diego Portales University journalism school. "I
was demoted [to Colonel] because they needed a scapegoat, and was
prohibited from speaking out. I was offered good jobs in Washington
but turned them down and left the Army. I want to prove in court
that I never knew about the torture and make sure that those who are
responsible pay," said Karpinski (Las Ultimas Noticias,
leading-circulation, popular, 140,000, 3/20).
Chile-Peru
--------------
5. Peru submitted a claim for the International Court of The Hague
to review its maritime border with Chile. Chile's position is that
Peru and Chile have treaties that established maritime and land
borders, and both countries have historically respected them. Lima
wants to set the sea border along a diagonal line rather than the
parallel established in the treaties. This would give Peru an
additional 10,280 square miles of ocean. Bolivia is concerned over
Peru's claim because any change in borders would ultimately affect
its claim for a passage to the sea through Chilean territory. La
Tercera highlights that Peru's claim also includes changing the land
border with Chile (All dailies, 3/20).
Bolivia - U.S.
--------------
6. The Bolivian and U.S. governments are working on a new
"framework agreement" to improve their deteriorated bilateral
relations, said Bolivian Foreign Affairs Minister David
Choquehuanca. He said that the United States needs to realize that
"it must respect Bolivian authorities and sovereignty." He noted
that until recently, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration had
command over Bolivia's police and military in the fight against
narcotics. "Now that authority rests on Bolivia," he said.
Choquehaunca, however, did not dismiss U.S. assistance in this area.
"If it (the U.S) wants to cooperate, we'd appreciate it," he said.
URBAN