Bolivia describes statements by a US official on political conflicts as “inappropriate”

The Bolivian Foreign Ministry described this Friday as “inappropriate” the statements of a State Department official, who pointed out that the reports about the political conflicts in the South American country in recent weeks.

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“Comments like this not are appropriate in international relations. Relations between states are carried out under the principle of respect and not interference”Foreign Minister Rogelio Mayta stated at a press conference.

The authority came out to answer the statements of the head of US diplomacy for Latin America, Brian Nichols, who made comments on Thursday from his Twitter account.

Nichols said that “reports of violence in bolivian” and asked to “respect human rights, which include due process and freedom of expression, established” in legal regulations.

The Santa Cruz region, economic locomotive of bolivianwas the scene of strong street protests since the arrest at the end of last December of its governor Luis Fernando Camacho, one of the biggest opponents of the leftist government of President Luis Arce.

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Camacho, a 43-year-old lawyer and businessman, has been in prison for four months since December 30, accused of leading a so-called “coup” against former President Evo Morales, at the end of 2019, after 14 years in power.

Mayta added that “we are going to make the respective comment with the authorities of the embassy of USA here” in La Paz.

La Paz and Washington maintain diplomatic relations at the level of charge d’affaires.

They have been without ambassadors since 2008, when then-President Morales expelled diplomat Philip Goldberg, accusing him of supporting a right-wing movement that he allegedly sought to break up. bolivian.

Washington expelled the representative from La Paz in reciprocity. Later, Morales also expelled the US anti-drug agency DEA and the cooperation agency USAID from the country.

Source: Elcomercio

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