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STATEMENT BY THE ACTING SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE
OAS ON THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN BOLIVIA

  March 8, 2005

The Acting Secretary General of the Organization of American States, Luigi R. Einaudi, has expressed full support for a rapid resolution to the current political crisis in Bolivia.

In Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he is attending the XXXVII Meeting of the Summit Implementation Review Group (SIRG), the Acting Secretary General expressed his personal confidence in President Carlos Mesa. He said that he hopes that the Bolivian Congress "would act with careful deliberation and adhere to constitutional procedures so as to ensure that the democratic process is respected and the interests of all the people of Bolivia are served."

Reference: E-041/05