Official Visit to Russia by David Choquehuanca, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Multinational State of Bolivia
PRESS RELEASE
At the invitation of Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Multinational State of Bolivia David Choquehuanca made an official visit to the Russian Federation from May 22-24.
During the visit, extensive discussions between the heads of the foreign policy agencies of the two countries took place.
In an atmosphere of friendship and mutual understanding, the sides exchanged views on a broad range of bilateral issues as well as on issues of the international and regional agenda, including the integration processes in Latin America.
The Ministers noted with satisfaction the significant revitalization in recent years of political contacts between Russia and Bolivia, including at Summit and Ministerial level, and positive developments in the area of interagency cooperation.
The parties' mutual desire to increase interaction between Russia and Bolivia in international affairs based on the similarity of the two states' approaches to the key issues of our time was emphasized and the interest of Russia and Bolivia to deepen their cooperation within the UN and to expand Russian contacts with the integration associations in Latin America was reaffirmed.
Particular attention was paid to the discussion on increasing bilateral practical cooperation in the trade and economic sphere in accordance with the agreements reached during the visit of President Evo Morales of Bolivia to Russia in 2009.
A Joint Statement of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the two countries was signed at the end of the talks.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bolivia laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin wall.
During the visit, Choquehuanca met with representatives of the Committees on International Affairs of the Federation Council and State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
The head of the foreign affairs agency of Bolivia spoke to students at the Patrice Lumumba Peoples Friendship University.
May 24, 2011
