Peruvian
President Hopes To Normalize
Relations With Bolivia
Lima - Peruvian President
Alan Garcia said Friday that he hoped the
country's ties with Bolivia could be
normalized.
"We have to normalize the ties," Garcia
said, "I think there are many things that
unite us."
Garcia said Peru has "never taken an
anti-trade or anti-national measure against
Bolivia, (like) closing borders or expelling
Bolivian citizens."
The Peru-Bolivia ties were strained in May
when Lima gave political asylum to three
former Bolivian government ministers accused
of genocide.
Bolivia's President Evo Morales even
threatened to sue Peru in the International
Court of Justice in The Hague.
Garcia said that Peru is open for
discussions over the extradition of the
three ministers who served in former
Bolivian President Gonzalo Sanchez's
government.
"Everything can be done under the law, under
the internal and international procedures,"
Garcia said.
Garcia said that Peru and Bolivia share a
lot of common interests, and both will
benefit from bilateral trade and mutual
investment.
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