Such an announcement was made in an online news briefing convened by Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Paz with representatives of the permanent missions of landlocked countries to the United Nations (UN), as part of the preparations for the World Workshop to be held from October 13 to 16 in Santa Cruz.

Paz affirmed that the resources found on the seabeds should benefit the entire international community, not just countries with access to the ocean or greater technological capacity.

Bolivia proposes three key areas for building a common position: an equitable distribution of the economic benefits reached from deep-sea mining, and access for landlocked countries to areas reserved for developing nations through partnerships and technology transfer.

A third point is using mining experience from countries like Bolivia, under environmental sustainability criteria.

The diplomatic institution noted that the October workshop will bring together representatives from the 32 LLDCs, authorities from the International Seabed Authority (ISA), and specialists in the law of the sea.

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