The presidents of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Bolivia, Evo Morales, met today in La Paz, were treated warmly and strengthened their alliance against the United States, which has asked international pressure to control the Islamic republic’s nuclear program.
Ahmadinejad was in La Paz less than five hours, on his third visit since 2007, before moving to Rio de Janeiro to attend the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio +20).
The Iranian president, who called Morales “dearest brother” and thanked God for the opportunity to visit again, he said that “countries with greed, greed” are against the development and freedom of nations who want “independence, freedom. ”
He added that Bolivia and Iran can achieve its goals of development by exploiting its own natural and human resources, and insisted that they are on the same side of “sovereign and independent peoples and against those with greed.”
Ahmadinejad did not refer specifically to any government or country, but Morales did mention to U.S. “imperialism” as they call the U.S. Government.
While Ahmadinejad was in Bolivia, the U.S. State Department expressed confidence that Venezuela pressure on Ahmadinejad over its nuclear program.
The State Department spokesman, Victoria Nuland, said Washington expected the same attitude of the three countries to be visited this week Ahmadinejad: Bolivia, Brazil and Venezuela, although he referred in particular to the run by Hugo Chavez.
“Ahmadinejad is trying to find friends where you can find them,” Nuland said in a press conference.
The nationalist Morales, an ally of Chavez expressed support for his Iranian counterpart versus “permanent aggression” suffering, he said.
“I’ve heard from the media that there is a permanent assault you, your Government and people of Iran. I tell you, Brother President Mahmud, you are not alone, here we are accompanying him on his anti-imperialist struggle,” said Morales.
He also stated that before he took office in 2006, diplomats and U.S. lawmakers visited him to ask him not to have relations with Venezuela, Cuba and Iran.
He stressed that his response was that their culture is “the dialogue and mutual respect” and that no one can prohibit Bolivia have relations with any country.
He added that for him, nations like Iran and its partners in the Bolivarian Alliance (ALBA), who lead Cuba and Venezuela, “are countries of great confidence, a lot of commitment in this struggle for the liberation of peoples.”
Morales said his Iranian counterpart is the only president of a “power” has come to international Peace and that he did with “empty hands”, but did not specify what kind assistance provided this time.
Ahmadinejad said during his interview with Morales in the Government Palace, where he had lunch, took “good decisions” on trade issues, political, scientific and technological, to “raise” the level of relations, but also revealed what kind agreements in question.
The Foreign Minister of Bolivia David Choquehuanca, and Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi, signed in the same event a memorandum of cooperation in the fight against drugs, chemicals that help make them and the illicit cultivation of coca, the base to make cocaine.
The Foreign Ministry also announced that Bolivia would sign another agreement to develop the geological map of a mountain range in Bolivia, but ultimately not signed, nor explained why.
It is the third Iranian president’s visit to La Paz, after the 2007 and 2009, while Morales traveled to Tehran in 2008 and 2010, and today was invited by his colleague to do it again.
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