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Bolivia, Libya Establish
Diplomatic Ties
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Bolivia, Libya Establish
Diplomatic Ties
LIMA -- Bolivia
and Libya Wednesday
established diplomatic
relations and the two
countries will join
efforts to develop
energy resources, the
Bolivian Foreign
Ministry announced in a
statement.
According to reports
reaching here from La
Paz, administrative
capital of Bolivia, the
statement was signed by
Bolivian Foreign
Minister David
Choquehuanca and Libyan
Foreign Minister Mohamed
Matri.
The Bolivian Foreign
Ministry said both
nations based their ties
"on equality, mutual
respect for sovereignty,
independence and
territorial integrity,
and non-intervention
into the internal
affairs of each
country."
Choquehuanca said
Bolivia seeks to expand
and strengthen its ties
with other countries in
the spirit of
"constructive
understanding" of
political, commercial,
scientific and
technological issues.
Matri said Libya's
foreign policy "has
always been based on
mutual respect between
people and governments."
He also said that his
country has set up a
fund of 80 billion U.S.
dollars to invest in
Latin America, with
Bolivia being one of the
beneficiaries.
After signing the
agreement, Matri met
with Bolivian President
Evo Morales.
The relations between
Bolivia and Libya will
be governed by the
principles of the United
Nations Charter, the
Vienna Convention on
Diplomatic Relations
(1961) and the Vienna
Convention on Consular
Relations (1963).
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