Morales Invites Lagos And Bachelet

President-elect of Bolivia, Evo Morales, has invited both the outgoing and incoming presidents of Chile, Ricardo Lagos and Michelle Bachelet, to attend his inauguration ceremony in Bolivia on 22 January. Morales has said he wishes to discuss important political and economic matters, no doubt encompassing the sensitive topic of Bolivian access to the sea, the issue that caused diplomatic relations to be broken off between the two countries in 1978. Neither Lagos nor Bachelet have confirmed whether they will attend, although Bachelet has said she wishes to improve and deepen relations with both Bolivia and Peru.