La PazBolivia’s sea-access claim was left off the agenda.
It is the first state visit to Bolivia by a leader of Chile in 71 years.
Both conservative leaders back Trump’s Shield of the Americas coalition, and Bolivia sends about 70% of its trade through Chilean ports.
“An affront to historical memory,” said former president Evo Morales of the omission.
The leaders were due to sign mining and energy deals while Paz faces protests over scrapped fuel subsidies.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 150+ reports worldwide
- AP NEWS
- notes the visit comes without restoring ambassador-level ties, which have been absent since 1978, and frames it as a thaw under a US-aligned realignment
- Los Angeles Times
- anchors the visit in Bolivia's unresolved Pacific corridor demand and its fuel shortages and protests
Sources: AP NEWS, Los Angeles Times