Senior U.S. Official
Visits Bolivia To Mend
Ties
U.S. Assistant Secretary
of State for Western
Hemisphere Affairs
Thomas Shannon arrived
in Bolivia Tuesday in a
bid to mend ties with
the Latin American
country, according to
reports reaching here
from La Paz.
Upon his arrival at the
El Alto Airport in La
Paz, Shannon told the
press that he hopes to
set an agenda to revive
strained ties with
Bolivia during his trip.
"We are here to talk
with the government and
the people of Bolivia,
to build a positive
agenda in our bilateral
ties." Shannon said.
Ties between the United
States and Bolivia have
been strained since late
June, when Bolivian
President Evo Morales
expressed support for
the expulsion of a U.S.
aid group, claiming the
body was actually
supporting opposition
parties in Bolivia under
the guise of aiding
local people.
The two countries had
also traded accusations
earlier over the
granting of asylum
status to a former
Bolivian defense
minister by the United
States.
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