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EFE / Rome
President Evo Morales, asked today in Rome at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) the help to train young Bolivians in Spain, before their meeting tomorrow with Pope Francisco
Morales met with FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva, who asked to support programs so that young people in Bolivia can learn the techniques of irrigation used by companies in Spain
In statements to the press, the president said the idea is to guarantee food and housing to these people in the European country for a few months, so that "when they come back (in Bolivia) they can put in water, produce more" and reproduce experiences such as greenhouses.
Morales mentioned the possibility that this initiative would be approved at the next Ibero-American Summit to be held in next November, in Guatemala,
"It would be good to continue to reduce poverty "said the president, who pointed out that during his tenure since 2006, this problem has grown from 40 to 17 percent of the population. He also mentioned Bolivia's willingness to comply with its climate change obligations and promote the use of clean energy, for which it called "the countries responsible for the exaggerated industrialization and pollution to accompany this type of projects ". 19659002] Morales will be received tomorrow in audience by the pope, after the appointment of Bolivian Cardinal Toribio Ticona, Prelate of Corocoro, whom the President accompanied.
"After so much time of humiliation, marginalization and discrimination against the indigenous world We finally have a native cardinal, the first in Latin America," said Morales.
He expressed his "joy" about this and thanked Francisco. for having received it at a meeting during which he expects to "talk about important issues for Bolivia and especially for humanity".
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