Chile has appealed to neighboring Bolivia to reestablish diplomatic ties without demanding that Chile first restore the nation's access to the Pacific Ocean.

Chilean Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley outlined his nation's position to reporters in Argentina on Wednesday.

"We want diplomatic relations to be reestablished without conditions," Foxley said, adding that it was necessary to first advance in trade, communication and (the) free flow of people.

Foxley made the remarks after Bolivia's Minister of Presidency, Juan Ramon de la Quintana, announced that Bolivia would seek international support to get Chile to return Bolivian access to the ocean.

Meanwhile, Jorge Tarud, head of Chile's chamber of deputies, said in Santiago, Chile, that he opposed Bolivia's conditions for reestablishing diplomatic relations which were broken off nearly 30 years ago.

The conflict between Chile and Bolivia dates back to an 1879 war in which Chile won mineral-rich coastal territory, leaving Bolivia with no access to the Pacific Ocean.

Source: Xinhua