Peru not to quit CAN despite strife with other members

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Peru does not intend to withdraw from the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) despite differences with fellow members Bolivia and Ecuador, Peruvian Minister of International Trade and Tourism Mercedes Araoz said Thursday. "We aren't l ...

Peru not to quit CAN despite strife with other members

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Peru does not intend to withdraw from the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) despite differences with fellow members Bolivia and Ecuador, Peruvian Minister of International Trade and Tourism Mercedes Araoz said Thursday. "We aren't l ...

Bolivian president summons governors to alleviate political crisis

Friday, May 9th, 2008

Bolivian President Evo Morales Thursday called governors of all nine provinces to meet over the political crisis triggered by an autonomy referendum in the rich province of Santa Cruz. At the meeting, scheduled Monday afternoon in L ...

Bolivian Senate approves referendum on mandate of president, vice president

Friday, May 9th, 2008

The Bolivian Senate on Thursday approved a bill requesting that a referendum be held within 90 days on the mandates of President Evo Morales, Vice President Alvaro Garcia and nine provincial governors, according to news reaching here. ...

OAS denies sending observers to Bolivia referendum

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

The Organization of American States (OAS) on Friday denied that it will send observers to the autonomy referendum in Bolivia's Santa Cruz province on May 4. Bernhard Griesinger, OAS's representative in Bolivia, said the OAS does no ...

ALBA nations express support for Bolivian gov’t

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Countries of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) expressed their support for Bolivia, which is facing a political and social crisis, at a special summit in the Venezuelan capital Wednesday. In a joint declaration, ALB ...

OAS calls on Bolivian gov’t, opposition for flexibility in dialogue

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

The Organization of American States (OAS) called on Bolivian President Evo Morales and opposition governors on Tuesday to be more flexible in dialogue to avoid open confrontation. "The impossible has to be done to avoid confrontatio ...

Bolivia, Argentina to build L America’s largest natural gas liquid segregation plant

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

Bolivia and Argentina Friday signed an agreement to build the largest natural gas liquid segregation plant in Latin America. The agreement was signed by representatives from Bolivian Fiscal Oil Fields' (YPFB) and Argentine Energy (E ...