UN / ICJ BOLIVIA REAX

Commenting on the decision of the International Court of Justice in the case concerning the obligation on Chile to negotiate Bolivia’s sovereign access to the Pacific Ocean, Bolivian ambassador to the UN Sacha Solíz said, “Bolivia respects the Court’s decision” but also decried “a number of elements within that decision which we have found to be contradictory.” UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:23
• Production Date: 3 October 2018
• Asset Language: Spanish
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE - ICJ
• Subject Topical: JUSTICE
• Geographic Subject: BOLIVIA; CHILE
• MAMS Id: 2253768
• Parent Id: 2253768
• Alternate Title: unifeed181003d

Description

STORY: UN / ICJ BOLIVIA REAX
TRT: 1:23
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: SPANISH /NATS

DATELINE: 3 OCTOBER 2018, NEW YORK CITY

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1. Exterior, UN Headquarters

3 OCTOBER 2018, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Sacha Sergio Llorentty Solíz, Permanent Representative of Bolivia to the United Nations:
“Regarding the decision of the International Court of Justice on the request of Bolivia to negotiate sea access to the Pacific Ocean against Chile, Bolivia respects the Court’s decision, but it does not share that decision. There have been a number of elements within that decision which we have found to be contradictory and in the context of our rights, we will make this known at the proper time by the proper authorities.”
4. Zoom out, end of press conference

Storyline

Speaking to reporters Wednesday (3 Oct) at the United Nations in New York, Sacha Sergio Llorentty Solíz, Permanent Representative of Bolivia to the United Nations said “Regarding the decision of the International Court of Justice on the request of Bolivia to negotiate sea access to the Pacific Ocean against Chile, Bolivia respects the Court’s decision but it does not share that decision.”

Soliz underlined “there have been a number of elements within that decision which we have found to be contradictory and in the context of our rights, we will make this known at the proper time by the proper authorities.”

On October 1st, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, delivered its Judgment in the case of "Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean" (Bolivia v. Chile).

In its Judgment, which is final, without appeal and binding on the Parties, the Court established that the Republic of Chile did not undertake a legal obligation to negotiate a sovereign access to the Pacific Ocean for the Plurinational State of Bolivia and decided, by twelve votes to three, that none of the points invoked by Bolivia establishes an obligation on Chile to negotiate Bolivia’s sovereign access to the Pacific Ocean.