Tehran, YJC. Luizaga says that Iran and Bolivia are likely to hold meetings in the near future.
The
Bolivian Ambassador to Iran Jorge Miranda Luizaga said in an interview with
Fars that Iran and Bolivia are likely to hold meetings, adding "If these
sessions are held, Bolivian ministers will visit Iran for talks with Iranian
ministers to evaluate the status of previous contracts and also to make new ones
as needed.”
Luizaga
also said that the Bolivian President is also invited to Iran and stated "If
possible, the President will visit Tehran toward the end of November or in
December to meet with the new Iranian President.”
The
Bolivia Ambassador also pointed to the maritime conflict between his country
and Chile. He said "Chile has not kept its promises; therefore the President of
Bolivia has filed a suit against the country at the International Court of
Justice.
Jorge
Miranda Luizaga stated that the complaint has been accepted by the World Court
on June 12 by the court summoning the two countries and added "Bolivia is
waiting for the announcement of the time to present documents that support its
claim on the coastline.”
He
stressed the point that the US backs Chile on the issue and added "The good
news is that ALBA and Non-Aligned countries support Bolivia.”