Weekly Report - 23 December 2003

The Bolivian government is milking for all its worth the row over its demand for access to the sea, which has unexpectedly given an early start to the diplomatic drive which was going to build up towards October 2004, centenary of the treaty which gave away that access to a victorious Chile. In Santiago, meanwhile, the government watches in despair as the Bolivian case appears to attract more support by the week.