Source: VOA
Iran has extended a credit line of more than $250 million to
Bolivia as development aid.
Iranian Minister of Industries and Mining Ali Akbar Mehrabian
announced this week in a press conference that he signed the deal with Bolivian
officials while on a visit to the capital city of La Paz.
The loan has no use restrictions. But Mehrabian says it could fund mineral
exploration and the development of the textile industry.

Bolivia's President Evo Morales (R) hosted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejed
in November 2009
Bolivian President Evo Morales announced that the Development
and Planning Minister Viviana Caro will travel to Iran at the end of September
to thank the Islamic republic for their assistance.
Mr. Morales spoke with Akbar on Monday to discuss expanding bilateral ties.
In the meeting, Mr. Morales called on Iran and Venezuela to join together in
ending the "unilaterialism" of the world powers. Iran is under four sets of U.N.
sanctions for its refusal to stop enriching uranium. Iran says its nuclear
ambitions are solely peaceful.
Mr. Morales also condemned the U.N. sanctions on Iran during the press
conference.
Iran is under four sets of U.N. sanctions for its refusal to stop enriching
uranium. Separately, the United States and the European Union have imposed
penalties that target exports of gasoline and other refined petroleum products
to Iran, cutting off many potential suppliers.
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