May 9, 2007
Brazil Stands Up to Bolivia
Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Tuesday he would negotiate with Brazil over two Brazil-built oil refineries in Bolivia and denied any conflict between the two countries, news reaching here said. "From the moment we base ourselves in legality and respect for property, and by fulfilling agreements, there will never be problems. I am convinced of that," Morales told a press conference in the Palace of Government in the capital La Paz. Petrobras has given Bolivia a deadline of Wednesday to respond to a purchase offer, threatening to take the matter to international arbitration and warned of a possible "negative impact" on bilateral aid.
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The money quote is this one by the Bolivian president: "From the moment we base ourselves in legality and respect for property, and by fulfilling agreements, there will never be problems. I am convinced of that,"
That is a significant change of tune from the one he was singing a few months ago when he sent troops into the Petrobras plants.
A Brazilian I talked to yesterday is of the opinion that this new-found backbone on the part of Brazil is due to Lula's recent chumminess with Bush.
Time will tell.
That is a significant change of tune from the one he was singing a few months ago when he sent troops into the Petrobras plants.
A Brazilian I talked to yesterday is of the opinion that this new-found backbone on the part of Brazil is due to Lula's recent chumminess with Bush.
Time will tell.
Posted by Andrew on May 9, 2007 7:12 AM.
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