“The goal of Bolivia’s foreign policy is to gain access to the Pacific Ocean” – Sergio Sanchez...

If one looks at the map of South America, one may see a territorially large country in the central part of the continent: Bolivia, which borders five nations - Chile, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. This person is surprised - Bolivia is located so close to the Pacific Ocean, but it is a land-locked country. We could compare Bolivia's present foreign policy with the Russian policy of the beginning of the 18th century, when the country was attempting to "open a window" into Europe." Peter the Great dreamed about Russian access to the Baltic Sea, which led to the construction of Saint-Petersburg on the seacoast. This week's interview with The Moscow News is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipontiary of the Republic of Bolivia in Russia Sergio Sanchez Ballivian. In this exclusive interview, Ballivian talks about the... [read full story]