(LIP-ir) -- Yesterday, a decree which establishes the maritime limits between Peru and Chile, was published in Peru's official government newspaper,
El Peruano.
The decree, which included a map approved by Peru's executive branch, reaffirms Peru's government's position with respect to the controversial maritime limit dispute between Chile and Peru.
According to
El Peruano, Law 28621, which sets border limits with Chile according to constitutional policies and international law, has been established as the Law of Peru's Maritime Limits. Official maps, included in the decree, are based on this law.
The Law of Peru's Maritime Limits, was passed in 2005 and has already been submitted and registered with the United Nations. The map published in
El Peruano yesterday, will be submitted to the United Nations.
Peru's government has stated that the treaty signed between Peru and Chile in 1929, after the War of the Pacific, defined land limits, not maritime boundaries.
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