Status and necessity of a Bolivia – Iran relationship?

What is going on with the international relations that current Bolivian government holds? An interesting question arises, HoyBolivia.com reports: Senator calls for Evo Morales to explain alliance with Iran Opposition Pando Senator, Carmen Gonzáles Lafuente, asked the Government of Evo Morales explanations about what is the type of the relationship and what agreements have been…

Current Bolivian diplomacy through the humor lens

The following cartoons reflect how current Bolivian government mismanage our foreign affairs policy: This is from El Diario, June 22, 2012: We see the ruler of Venezuela, who has a great influence over our president, opening the Bolivian door to Iran’s president and the opposition flees… I’d say not only opposition but anyone in the…

“BOLIVIA – IRAN: A PRACTICALLY NON-EXISTENT COMMERCIAL RELATIONSHIP”

An important and very relevant press release from the Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade – IBCE IBCE E-1097 / 2012 PRESS NOTE Despite the efforts: “BOLIVIA – IRAN: A PRACTICALLY NON-EXISTENT COMMERCIAL RELATIONSHIP” How important it is for the foreign trade of Bolivia, the Islamic Republic of Iran? Despite the efforts of recent years to…

Iran’s vessel using a Bolivian flag shipping illegal Syrian oil

It may be coincidence or not, but the references of Syria and Iran with Bolivia, continue to appear, Pagina Siete reports: The Government is  determined to remove the right of use of the Bolivian flag to the Iranian ship Amin, that carries at least one million barrels of crude oil to [it should be from]…

Iran-Latin America links drawing attention in Washington

The following article appears in the Miami Herald, written by Andres Oppenheimer and here is reproduced in its entirety because of the serious repercussions that may have for Bolivia. We may be considered a small country in Latin America, in terms of our economy and population, however it is our country and we cannot be quiet…

Iran’s only political interest in this side of the world?

We know Iran’s president has internal problems back home, his recent travel to Latin America was a desperate attempt to show to his citizens he has acceptance abroad (it appears he couldn’t visit Bolivia because Argentina exerted huge pressure to our current president not to receive the Iranian president). Not only he has distanced from…