Bolivia's leftwing president, Evo Morales, has left on a trip to
Libya and Iran to reinforce diplomatic ties with those two
countries.
The Bolivian foreign ministry said he was to be in Libya
on Saturday and Sunday, bewore travelling on to Iran on Monday. La
Paz and Tehran established diplomatic relations in September 2007
when Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad visited Bolivia to sign
trade and energy accords. Bolivia opened diplomatic relations with
Libya two weeks ago. Within Latin America, Bolivia has aligned
itself with Venezuela and Cuba, and rejects US influence in the
region.
(Deutsche Welle)
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