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Bolivia Luis Arce Vows to Restore Ties with Friend Countries

reporter 1222 — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 12:47:16 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Luis Arce, newly-elected President of Bolivia, says he will restore ties with friend countries such as Cuba, Venezuela, and Iran.

Luis Arce emphasized that Bolivia government will open the door to all countries based on mutual respect and sovereignty, he stressed according to the Telesur.

Arce said that he would carry out a foreign policy of restoration of relationships with Venezuela, Cuba, and Iran.

“We are going to reestablish all relations. This government has acted very ideologically, depriving the Bolivian people of access to Cuban medicine, Russian medicine, and advances in China. For a purely ideological issue, it has exposed the population in a way unnecessary and harmful,” Arce explained.

Iran has welcomed the return of democracy to Bolivia. Congratulating the successful election, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh saidon Tuesday: “The Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes the return of democracy and power to the real representatives of the people after a tense year.”

Foreign Minister Zarif also took to Twitter to felicitate the victory. “I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the heroic people of Bolivia for their decisive victory over the destabilizing plans of the Yankee Empire,” he wrote.

Morales was forced to resign under military pressure on November 10, 2019 and went later into exile to calm the violent protests that erupted across the country in the wake of the opposition’s disputed vote rigging allegations. His departure laid the ground for Sunday’s election which has ended with the victory of Morales’ party.

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Iran Congratulates Bolivia for Successful Election

reporter 1222 — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 07:46:05 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry congratulated Bolivia on successfully holding its presidential election, expressing Tehran’s full support for the elected government of Luis Arce.

In a statement on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh offered the Islamic Republic of Iran’s congratulations to the Bolivian people and winners of the polls after Bolivia held nationwide presidential election in a “calm atmosphere and with a remarkable voter turnout.”

“The Islamic Republic of Iran sees a good omen in the restoration of democracy and power to the real representatives of (Bolivian) people after a year of tensions, congratulates the elected president of that country Mr. Luis Arce, and expresses full support for the elected government and readiness to revive cooperation and strengthen friendship bonds with that country (Bolivia),” he added.

Unofficial counts showed on Monday that Luis Arce, the candidate for Evo Morales’s Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party, has won more than 50 percent of the vote in Bolivia’s presidential election after 11 months of political turmoil.

Arce, who is expected to take office sometime next month, has called for calm in the polarized nation, and vowed to form a government of national unity.

Observers said the results showed a clear rejection of the right-wing policies of the interim government of Jeanine Anez, a conservative senator who took office after Morales was ousted from power a year ago.

Arce, who served as economics minister under Morales for more than a decade, oversaw policies that led to a surge in growth and a sharp reduction in poverty.

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