(Peter Dejong/Associated Press)THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United Nations’ highest court has rejected landlocked Bolivia’s bid to force Chile to the negotiating table over granting access to the Pacific Ocean. In a sweeping rejection of the Bolivian case, the court, by a 12-3 majority, dismissed eight different legal arguments presented by Bolivia’s lawyers. In Chile, President Sebastian Pinera described it as “a great day” for the country. “The International Court of Justice has done justice,” he said. We had hope in the court,” said Segundina Orellana, an official with a coca growers group in the city of Cochabamba.

Source: Washington Post October 01, 2018 14:33 UTC