By Manfredo Kempff, El Diario: The “guillotine telex,” as don Augusto Céspedes, the “Chueco,” called it with his acid humor, arrived when there was a change of government or simply of foreign ministers: the notice of dismissal, without much explanation. They would “thank you for your services,” as if one needed to be thanked. The…
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Landau Calls His Visit to Bolivia the Most Emotional | Landau califica su visita a Bolivia como la más emotiva
By Brújula Digital: “Of all these trips (…), this is the most emotional one,” highlights the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State upon arriving in Bolivia The U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Christopher Landau, has already arrived in La Paz to attend the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Rodrigo Paz. The U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Christopher…
Diplomacy in Times of Fiscal Adjustment: Should Embassies Be Closed? | Diplomacia en tiempos de ajuste fiscal: ¿Hay que cerrar embajadas?
By Windsor Hernani, Visión 360: The establishment of diplomatic missions between two states is not an act of ideological loyalty, personal sympathy between heads of state, nor a matter of political improvisation. Bolivia has been facing a recurring fiscal deficit for over eleven years, an external debt surpassing $13 billion, and a steady loss of…
On February 6, 1873, the secret alliance between Bolivia and Peru was signed – El 6 de febrero de 1873 se firmó la alianza secreta entre Bolivia y Perú
Roberto Querejazu Calvo y César Vásquez Bazán, El Potosi: The alliance was the response to the preparations of Chile, which was preparing an invasion of the coastal territories of both countries. On Thursday, February 6, 1873, the secret pact of alliance between Bolivia and Peru was signed in Lima, in anticipation of the increasingly imminent…
Argentina accused of helping Evo Morales in Bolivia’s election
Foreign minister says Buenos Aires refuses to stop ‘meddling’ despite complaint to UN Michael Stott in London and Gideon Long in Bogotá SEPTEMBER 27 2020. Financial Times: Bolivia’s interim government has accused neighbouring Argentina of repeatedly interfering in its long-awaited elections next month on behalf of former leftist leader Evo Morales, who is in exile in Buenos Aires. Foreign…
USA endorses/respalda Bolivia
Pagina Siete Editorial Trump’s endorsement of President Añez One of the most important political events in recent days has been the call made by US President Donald Trump to President Jeanine Añez, in which he offered his support and, incidentally, announced that that country will donate 250 respirators as a way helping to contain the…
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