4/4/08

Argentina and Colombia ready to help Bolivia


Visiting Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana expressed on Thursday his readiness to facilitate conciliatory dialogue between Government and the opposition in Bolivia.

A similar commitment was made by Colombian Deputy Foreign Minister Camilo Reyes at the end of a meeting today with President Evo Morales, who invited both foreign officials to deepen their knowledge about the political crisis triggered in the wake of autonomous referendums that threaten with dividing the country.

According to the agenda, Taiana and Reyes are scheduled to travel to Cochabamba department (central), where they will be received by Cardinal Julio Terrazas, and then go to Santa Cruz (eastern) to meet with prefect Ruben Costas.

Both diplomats also met with their Bolivian peer David Choquehuanca and Senate Speaker Oscar Ortiz, from opposition Poder Democratico Social alliance.As part of this process of rapprochement and participation by friendly countries, Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim is expected to arrive in La Paz tomorrow.

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