In La Paz, inauguration ceremony Rodrigo Paz As the new President of Bolivia, the scenario of regional politics has become distinct He comes back United States at hand Donald Trump card. His envoy, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Christopher LandauHe was one of the largest attendees at the ceremony that ended the dominance of Evo Morales’ party. Aware of the symbolic weight of the event, the second-in-command after Marco Rubio held a press conference in which he mixed economic announcements with geopolitical warnings and praise for… Javier MileyWhich he defined as “rock star in the western hemisphere.
“It was incredible to see him in the Bolivian Congress: everyone was screaming and applauding him. There is so much love for him. “It represents a new vision for the continent of economic and political freedom.”Landau said this in response to a question from PERFIL, in a virtual conference on Monday.
The praise for the Argentine president came in the middle of the final stage of negotiating a trade agreement between Buenos Aires and Washington, which – according to statements by the Argentine ambassador to the United States – Alex Oxenford– this ““semi-closed”. In parallel, the pro-Washington diplomatic shift on the part of the Libertarian government deepened with Miley’s trip to the United States, where he participated in World War II. American Business Forum And the conservative meeting Temporary CPC.
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Miley traveled to Bolivia to support Rodrigo Paz, Washington’s new ally in the region
““Argentina is regaining the regional leadership it should have always had.”The Republican envoy, who held bilateral meetings with US presidents, confirmed this Argentina, Ecuador and ParaguayIn addition to the Panama advisor.
For Landau, Miley’s rise to power represented a “new vision of economic and political freedom” and Regional rearrangement After years of ideological confrontation with the White House, he paved the way in Bolivia with the help of Paz, who, although he presents himself as a “moderate” version of his rival in the runoff, has already shown signs towards Washington to restore diplomatic relations.
Bolivia and the US “renaissance” in Latin America
Landau, deputy head of diplomacy in the Trump administration, considered that the Ibero-American region – known as Western hemisphere According to the perspective of the US Southern Command – Crosses”A great moment of rebirth.” In its relations with the United States, it expected a new phase of cooperation with Bolivia after two decades of distancing itself from the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS).
“It is no secret that in the last 20 years there has been a minimal relationship. I believe there is a lot to do together. We will support the new government with Financing the purchase of fuelurgent need, and with Medical equipment worth $700,000 He explained that it was to diagnose HIV.
The Trump official was born in Spain and has lived in several countries in the region, including Mexico and Chile, so he, with his near-perfect Spanish, used his time in La Paz to chart a political balance to change the sign in Bolivia and in the region, anticipating the weight that elections in Chile at the end of the year will have for Washington. ““21st century socialism is dead in Bolivia, and this bodes well for the region.”He emphasized this in a message that resonates with the rhetoric of Trumpism and his renewed interest in a key region in his strategic competition with China.
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He noted, “Bolivia was at the forefront of a group of anti-imperialist countries that failed economically. We are now ready to work side by side, respecting sovereignty, but seeking development opportunities that benefit the Bolivian people.”
Warnings from Iran and drug smuggling
In another part of the conference, Landau questioned the relationship between Bolivia and Iran during previous governments. ““Bolivia’s proximity to Iran is worrying.” He reiterated Washington’s position that Iran poses a “threat.”. The official even backed away from the possibility of revealing it.”Surprises in the National Archives” Regarding relations with Tehran and “other actors” in the region. “It will be interesting to see what secrets the Bolivian government has hidden from everyone in the past few years,” he said.
In response to a question about accounts of an alleged plan to imprison the Colombian president Gustavo PietroHe rejected the matter and preferred to clarify another issue that most preoccupies Washington, which is the permeability of borders and dealing with drug smuggling, which is another axis of the Trump government in its renewed relationship with the countries of the region. “We cannot continue to view drug trafficking as only a judicial matter. “We must also combat demand on our side of the border.”
Landau’s tone reflected A.’s motive A new regional policy promoted by Washington: Supporting market governments, moving away from socialist systems, and revitalizing relations with strategic allies. In that chart, Argentina and Bolivia Rodrigo Paz They appear as major pieces of A Reconfiguration of the Western Hemisphere Which celebrates the end of the Bolivarian cycle and the expansion of the “liberal” wave that today finds its most visible symbol in Miley.
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