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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By Daniel Ramos

Bolivia president calls for joint Latin America lithium policy

FILE PHOTO: Bolivian President Luis Arce, in front of a statue of national hero Eduardo Abaroa, speaks at a ceremony marking the landlocked country's claim to maritime access, lost to Chile after the War of the Pacific, in La Paz, Bolivia March 23, 2022. REUTERS/Manuel Claure/File Photo

Bolivian President Luis Arce said on Thursday he would be willing to jointly design a lithium policy with other Latin American countries to benefit their economies, echoing a similar proposal from Mexico's President.

Bolivia has an estimated 21 million tonnes of untapped lithium resources, the most worldwide, in an area of sprawling salt flats delineating the so-called "lithium triangle" that includes northern Chile and Argentina.

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