Chile envoy in Ghana over held Argentine ship

Chile will send envoys to Ghana in an attempt to persuade the West African nation to release an Argentine navy ship seized over a dispute with creditors, a top government official has said.

There are 15 Chilean sailors among the crew of the ARA Libertad a three-masted tall ship seized on October 2 by Ghanaian court order in response to a suit over Argentina's 2002 bond default.

Ronald McIntyre, Chile's naval attache in London, will travel to Ghana along with a consular official, Andres Allamand, the defence minister, said on Saturday.

Allamand told the online daily Emol that McIntyre will join a high-level mission that includes Argentina's deputy ministers of defence and foreign affairs.

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