Chile president makes first state visit to Bolivia in 71 years as region shifts right
- LA PAZ, Bolivia -- Chilean President José Antonio Kast arrived in neighboring Bolivia on Friday for the first state visit by a Chilean leader in more than seven decades, as a rightward realignment in South America reshapes long-standing rivalries.
- Kast and Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz, both recently elected conservatives allied with U.
- President Donald Trump, are seeking to thaw relations strained since Bolivia lost its Pacific coastline to Chile in a 19th-century war.
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- LA PAZ, Bolivia -- Chilean President José Antonio Kast arrived in neighboring Bolivia on Friday for the first state visit by a Chilean leader in more than seven decades, as a rightward realignment in South America reshapes long-standing rivalries.
- Kast and Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz, both recently elected conservatives allied with U.
- President Donald Trump, are seeking to thaw relations strained since Bolivia lost its Pacific coastline to Chile in a 19th-century war.
Sources: ABC News