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Article: NICARAGUA AND COLOMBIA IN NEW ROUND OF FIGHTING OVER ARCHIPELAGO--COULD SAN ANDRES GO INDEPENDENT?
- Article from:
- NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs
- Article date:
- September 20, 2007
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Nicaragua's claim to sovereignty over the San Andres Archipelago has returned to the diplomatic agenda as suspected oil deposits provide compelling economic incentive for the Central American country to wrest control of the islands from their present owner, Colombia. Colombia authorized Norwegian exploration of the area in 2005, heating up the issue, which was taken to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 2001.
The dispute actually dates back to the 1920s, when Nicaragua signed a treaty recognizing the 15th parallel as its maritime boundary with Honduras and ceding the islands of San Andres and Providencia and Serrana, Rocador, and Quitasueno keys to ...