The impasse has been caused by the asylum granted to former Bolivian ministers in Peru, as well as some recent statements by Morales about the lawsuit presented at the International Court of Justice in the Hague regarding the maritime boundary with Chile. Morales insinuated that Peru presented this lawsuit to prevent Bolivia from achieving its long-awaited access to the Pacific Ocean.
Al impasse sucedido por el asilo a los ex ministros bolivianos se suman ahora unas recientes declaraciones de Evo sobre el tema de la demanda peruana ante La Haya en cuanto a los límites marítimos con Chile, insinuando que Perú ha hecho esta demanda para impedir que Bolivia pueda conseguir su ansiada salida al Oceano Pacífico.