premise: Chile suspended trade negotiations with Peru on Friday on account of a law passed by Peru that claims sovereignty over 35,000 square km of offshore waters which Chile says belong to it, a foreign ministry official said.
  Carlos Furche, head of international economic relations for the ministry said, "we have considered it prudent to postpone negotiations for a better time, even though they were at a very advanced stage."
  He cited the "well-known difficulties" between the two countries as the reason for the freeze.
  On Thursday Peru's Congress unanimously approved a bill that claims sovereignty over a sea area covering 35,000 square km of the Pacific Ocean along the South American coastline, which is now controlled by Chile. Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo immediately signed it into law.
  Meanwhile, Chilean President Ricardo Lagos Friday pledged a diplomatic resolution to the dispute and chastised the media for sensationalizing.
   What government actions were involved in the new law being passed?
hypothesis: Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo immediately signed it into law