Evo Morales promised land to Bolivians who want to return to their country

The President of Bolivia,

Evo Morales

He delivered a speech in La Matanza where he thanked the authorities for "giving the opportunity" to his "brothers and sisters" and promised "guaranteed lands" to those who wish to return to their country. d & # 39; origin. He said it during his
State visit to Argentina.

"We salute the local authorities for giving my brothers and sisters a new opportunity, thank you very much all the Bolivian people," said Morales at the beginning of his speech closing the act of La Matanza organized yesterday by the # 39; Intendancy. from Kirchner

Veronica Magario

"Sisters and brothers who live here, Bolivians, when we arrived [al gobierno], per capita GDP was $ 900, it is now above $ 4,000. The economic situation of our country has changed, "added the Bolivian president.

"For the first time, Bolivia has a plan, and in 2025 it will be 200 years […] and thanks to the Bolivian people, we have a Plurinational State. We had a state of impostor. With our democratic and cultural revolution, we managed to recover the economic and social resources, the redistribution of wealth, "he added.

"We had recovered billions of hectares, before 70% of the productive land was in the hands of the owners and 30% between small producers, but the situation has changed." Guaranteed, whether 50, 200 or 500 hectares, we have a lot of land recovered through the new political constitution of the state, "he said.

Meeting with Macri

Morales met today with President Mauricio Macri at Casa Rosada. After the meeting, the president told the accredited press at Casa Rosada that Morales' visit was framed by the "friendship" relationship between the two countries and saluted the Bolivian community by pointing out that she is "a working and entrepreneurial community". Morales also praised the bilateral relationship.

However, they did not comment on the harshest aspects of their relationship, such as Morales' support for the government of Venezuelan Nicolás Maduro, a criticism of Macri.