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NICARAGUA: HONDURAS AND COLOMBIA CLAIM NICARAGUA''S PLANNED OIL EXPLORATION IN CARIBBEAN VIOLATES TERRITORIAL BOUNDARIES.

Publication: NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs
Publication Date: 08-AUG-02 		Format: Online - approximately 1007 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
The Nicaraguan government's recent announcement that it was taking bids from US oil companies to explore for oil in the Caribbean has brought it into renewed border conflicts with the governments of Honduras and Colombia. The Honduran government claims that one area of planned oil exploration lies between the 15th and 17th parallels, which is disputed territory between the two countries. The Colombian government claims that the planned exploration also encroaches upon its territory.

Nicaragua's territorial dispute with Honduras and Colombia, which has simmered since the 1980s, is under litigation at the International Court of Justice at The Hague.

Dispute dates back to 1928

The origins of the dispute can be traced back to the US occupation of Nicaragua in the 1920s. In 1928, Nicaragua signed a treaty recognizing the 15th parallel as its maritime boundary with Honduras (see NotiCen, 2000-01-27). The treaty also ceded the islands of San Andres...

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