Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has rejected the top US diplomat's "threats" on the consequences of Latin American ties with Iran, blasting Hillary Clinton's remarks as an "imperial offensive”. "Mrs (Hillary) Clinton's statements (are) like a threat above all against Venezuela and Bolivia... They are the clear signs of an imperial offensive seeking to stop the advancement of progressive forces, and regain its back yard," Chavez told reporters in Havana...

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - Ever isolated by the United States and its European allies, Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is increasingly forging ties in Latin America, and not just with fervently anti-American leaders such as Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. On Monday, Ahmadinejad met with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, a vibrant democracy of 190 million that has the world's eighth-largest economy and warm ties with the United States. The meeting raised concerns in...

Iran's President Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Bolivia Tuesday evening and was warmly welcomed by his counterpart Eva Morales. According to IRIB, the two presidents are to hold a meeting behind the close doors and then the negotiations between the two countries' high-ranking officials will begin. It is expected that some cooperation agreements will be signed during the president's stay in Le Paz on the third leg of his tour to African and Latin American states. He is also to visit...

Elections scheduled for December 6 will mark the official end of the Bolivian democracy.A dictatorship that fosters the production and distribution of cocaine is not apt to enjoy a positive international image. But when that same government cloaks itself in the language of social justice, with a special emphasis on the enfranchisement of indigenous people, it wins world-wide acclaim. This is Bolivia, which in two weeks will hold elections for president and both houses of congress. The...

La Paz: Bolivia has planned purchase of six Karakoram VIII planes from Pakistan while its government has allocated 57.8 million US dollars for the purpose, Geo news reported on Friday. Bolivia government made this decision following a long span of consultation within government officials and allocated $57.8 million. The Karakoram VIII planes were produced by Pak-China joint cooperation, which Bolivian government intends to use for anti-drugs operation while those planes could also offer...

Bolivian officials treat information about the uranium deposits in San Ignacio and other locations in Bolivia as a state secret. Chief ministers reacted indignantly to recent claims by Israel that Iran was receiving uranium from Bolivia and Venezuela. "Bolivia is a peaceful nation that would never aid an effort by Iran or any other country to develop nuclear weapons," said Presidency Minister Juan Ramon Quintana. He called Israel's intelligence service "an agency of inept,...

Terrorist-sponsoring nation Iran is increasing its presence in Latin America, and Hezbollah, a terrorist organization it sponsors, is making inroads in drug trafficking in Colombia, according to Pentagon spokesperson Donna Miles in a press statement to the National Association of Chiefs of Police. During a recent congressional hearing, Navy Admiral James G. Stavridis told the House Armed Services Committee that he shares the concerns of Defense Secretary Robert Gates about Iranian activity...

Honduras will be at the center of the international media this week. The Central America nation is the seat of the 39th Organization of American States’ summit in San Pedro Sula. Then it can be forecast which countries will get more attention: Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia, United States, Iran and Israel. Surely it will be interested to know why Iran and Israel will get attention in the summit of the American states, but they did their appointment to this already. The 7.1 magnitude...

The Iranian delegation is in Bolivia to discuss ways to develop parliamentary, political and economic cooperation with the Latin American state. During the meeting, head of the Iranian delegation, Arsalan Fathipour, pointed to friendly ties between the two countries and said that Iranian parliament is willing to help materialize the agreements already signed between Iranian and Bolivian presidents. Highlighting Iran’s capabilities and potentials in different fields including...

LA PAZ,-- Bolivia denied supplying uranium to Iran for its nuclear program, saying Tuesday it has never produced the metallic element, a key ingredient for nuclear energy and weapons. Mining Minister Luis Alberto Echazu dismissed allegations in a secret Israeli government report, saying "there isn't even a geological study (of uranium deposits), much less export" of uranium to another country. The secret Israeli Foreign Ministry document, obtained by The Associated Press on Monday,...