El Universal Daily (Venezuela)  (8/21/06)

Bolivian president Evo Morales, who came to power seven months ago promising structural changes that would pull Bolivia out of poverty, expressed his exasperation with the slow implementation of his plans. As a result, he announced a series of measures aimed at encouraging foreign investment. After two days of governmental self-evaluation, during which he shared reports and analyses with almost one hundred bureaucrats, including ministers, vice ministers, and vice-president Álvaro García, the president identified the bureaucracy as his biggest obstacle. In attempt to accelerate progressive changes, Morales announced that, in the next few days, the government would present a legal project to de- bureaucratize the government and approval process for projects. Morales also approved an ambitious development plan that anticipates public investment of 12.6 billion dollars through the year 2011. In addition, Morales admitted that his "agrarian revolution" was being delayed due to lack of consensus with the business community.

Gustavo Guzman the new Bolivian ambassador who has been assigned to the United States is traveling to the U. S.  on August 15^th. A few days before setting out for Washington, Guzman is presenting President Evo Morales' strategy to establish a "historic relationship" with the North American power.

Press Release  

Five Hundred official delegates from the following groups: ECUARANI (Ecuador), CONACAMI (Peru), CONAMAQ (Bolivia), ONIC (Colombia), and CITEM (Chile are participating in the First Congress of the  Andean Coordinating Committee of Indigenous of Indigenous Organizations (Quechua, Kichwa, Aymara, Mapuche)

Morales in attempt to rescue the Andean Community of Nations

      -       CAN countries seek an extension of trade preferences from the United States;
-       On assuming the role of president pro tempore of the CAN at the closing of yesterday’s extraordinary conference, Morales asserted that he would do anything in his power to “save the Andean Community of Nations for the benefit of the majority”

QUITO - The Chancellor responsible for the next regional presidential conference, to be held in Quito next week, says that Ecuador will use the meetings to seek to preserve Andean integration..