[NYTr] Bolivia Demands US Respect; Demands End to Interference

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Prensa Latina, Havana
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Bolivia Demands US Respect

La Paz, Dec 14 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian government warned on Friday
it favors relations with the US but only if based on mutual respect,
and urged US ambassador Philip Goldberg to stop his interference in
internal affairs.

Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca affirmed Bolivia demands that
diplomatic relations be respectful, without interference.

"US ambassador Philip Goldberg meets with and supports members of the
Judicial Power, one of the country's most corrupt institutions,"
Choquehuanca denounced.

President Evo Morales on Thursday accused the diplomat of backing a
conspiracy against the process of democratic changes in the country,
and added Goldberg is more dedicated to politics than to diplomacy.

Morales reiterated the US Agency for International Development funds
the Bolivia opposition through foundations where former ministers of
previous governments work.

In the meantime, Choquehuanca respected the US government's decision to
alert its citizens not to travel to the Andean nation due to the
current political situation.

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