Lagos To Visit Bolivia

Outgoing president of Chile, Ricardo Lagos, has accepted an invitation to travel to Bolivia for the inauguration ceremony of president-elect Evo Morales and is awaiting approval from the Senate for the proposed visit. The invitation was extended personally by Morales and would make Lagos the first Chilean president to attend such an event in Bolivia since the two countries broke off diplomatic relations in 1978 because of a long-running dispute over Bolivian access to the sea. President-elect of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, has also been invited but has yet to confirm whether she will attend the ceremony due to take place this Sunday, 22 January.