He presented several differences in interpretation of the boundary treaty of 1881 to the Chilean government.
The final boundary treaty was signed in Mexico City on September 27 of 1882.
Two weeks later, it was transferred back to Germany after the new Boundary Treaty.
Article 6 states that older boundary treaties became obsolete and both countries agreed to submit any future disputes to the decision of a friendly third country.
The Ojinaga conflict was resolved by the Boundary Treaty of 1970.
The boundary treaty of 1881 described, without any map, the course of the 5600 km border as follows:
On June 5, 2012, the two sides concluded a Boundary Treaty between the two governments.
The conflicts dates back to the Boundary Treaty of July 23, 1881, which did not specify the border to details in this waters.
Boundary Treaties could only be celebrated between Bolivia and Chile, because they were the only countries bordering on one another.
The 1997 boundary treaty with Belarus remains un-ratified due to unresolved financial claims, stalling demarcation and reducing border security.