In this aspect the armed confrontation between the Peruvian-Bolivian alliance concretely implied an opportunity to solve its border issues. In light of all, we can state that Chilean diplomacy tried to take advantage of the military conflict by showing Veintemilla's government how advantageous it could be to establish a rapprochement with Chile.
En este escenario, la confrontación armada entre la Alianza peruano-boliviana frente a Chile, por las riquezas salitreras, se transformó desde el punto de vista realista, en una oportunidad para buscar una solución a su problema fronterizo.