Libya and Iran will assist Bolivia in promoting hydrocarbon area development

"La Paz, September 05 (ABI).- Two technical commissions, one from Libya and other from Iran will visit Bolivia in order to study conditions to invest in oil area  and  projects of...

Ahmadinejad: Iran, Bolivia are allies (updated II)

"Yesterday, Evo Morales, Bolivia’s President, and his counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Iran) had dinner with orphan children at a mosque at Tehran, after fast beginning ,over Ramadan’s first day, the most...

Evo Morales visits Iran (Updated)

"Bolivia's President Evo Morales says his official visit to Iran aims at raising Tehran-La Paz political relations to a much higher level. In a meeting with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Bolivia's visiting...

CONALDE’s strike starts with violence at Santa Cruz

A 24 hour strike promoted by Bolivian opposition started with violence at Santa Cruz. It has been rejected at Tarija though. The opposition is trying to recover from a diminishing popularity at...

Bolivia recall referenda: President Morales emerges as great winner (updated II)

UPDATES: Official preliminary statements show President Evo Morales win. In his victory speech, President Morales stated that today electoral victory allows him to carry on with his nationalization drive and...

Bolivia: President Evo Morales calls on vote for reunion and reconciliation t...

In a message tonight and prior to the recall referendum tomorrow, Bolivian President Evo Morales asked 4.047.686 Bolivians to participate and vote for national reunion and reconciliation. The recall referendum is...

Ban presses Bolivians to ensure recall referendum is carried out peacefully

As the recall Referendum in Bolivia draws near, several international voices call for a peaceful electoral voting. This time, UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon issued an statement calling "on all sides in Bolivia...

Rigoberta Menchu warns that oligarchy threats Morales’ term of office

Just hours before the Recall Referendum in Bolivia, Nobel Prize winner Rigoberta Manchu warns Bolivian Oligarchy at all costs seeks to finish with President Evo Morales’ term of office. "Menchu warns that...

Bolivia government warns over imminent coup (updated)

"This Thursday,  President Evo Morales Ayma urged Bolivian people to defend the democracy and  to avoid  the repealing referendum  be boycotted on Sunday, August 10. ...

Venezuelan and Argentinean Presidents suspend visit to Bolivia

Caracas,Venezuela, 5 August 2008. Today, both Venezuelan and Argentinean Presidents- Hugo Chavez and Cristina Fernandez- suspended their planed visit to Tarija, Bolivia to meet their counterpart Evo Morales....

Bolivia: decree orders to create three indigenous universities

Despite having to confront a recall referendum in just few days, Bolivian government has decreed the creation of three indigenous universities. This comes as a most welcome step towards better access to education...

Bolivian Electoral Body confirms recall referendum on August 10

The Bolivian National Electoral Court  confirmed the recall referendum on President, Vice President and Prefects would be held on 10 August 2008. Some doubts on the Referendum date were prompted after few local electoral courts refuse to hold the voting. "CNE confirms...

Evo morales: Bolivian government is victim of media terrorism

Amid the campaign for a recall referendum in few days time, Bolivian President Evo Morales accused media owners- not journalists- of misinforming over his administration. He called such policy media terrorism....

Bolivian Judge halts Recall Referendum

Caracas, Venezuela, 23July 2008. On Tuesday 22 July 2008, a provisional Constitutional Law magistrate, Silvia Salame, ordered the suspension of the recall referendum due on 10 August 2008. Salame ruled the suspension to safeguard jurisprudence and allow her to...

OAS promotes Bolivian government-oppostions talks

As the recall referendum approaches, Bolivian President Evo Morales and opposition separatist prefects continue to distance themselves. In reaction, OAS has made a call for direct talks again. This call was earlier made by the Catholic Church and OAS but to no...

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