The president of Pepper, Gabriel Boricdemanded on Monday Argentina remove “as quickly as possible” the solar panels from a military base that were installed by “error” on the Chilean side of the border.
“Borders are not something that can be has ambiguities and that it is a basic principle of respect between countries and that therefore they must remove these solar panels as quickly as possible or we will.”the president told Chilean journalists in Paris, where he is on an official visit.
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At the end of April, the Argentine Navy inaugurated the “Maritime Traffic Surveillance and Control Post Marco 1” on the border with Chile, in the Patagonia region. The solar panels that supply energy to this military unit were installed on the Chilean side of the border area.
“I imagine we won’t I have problems about thisbut it is a misleading signal, a signal that we don’t like and so what we demand is that this be resolved in the shortest possible time and I insist, if not, let’s do it ourselves.”he added Boric.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Alberto Van Klaverenmaintained that “Argentina “He acknowledged a mistake and expressed his apologies for it.”
However, the ambassador of that country in Pepper, Jorge Faurisaid it would not be possible to remove the solar panels at this time.
“They will be removed as soon as weather conditions permit.“, assured the diplomat to the Argentine newspaper La Nación.
Chile and Argentina They share an extensive border of around 5,000 kilometers.
In 1978, when both countries were governed by dictatorships, they came close to starting a war over a difference over the islands of Beagle Channelin the extreme south of the continent.
With troops positioned on both sides of the border, the dispute was resolved in favor of Pepper with the mediation of Pope Juan Pablo II.
Source: Elcomercio
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