WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Earlier on Friday, Bolivian President Evo Morales told Sputnik in an exclusive interview that his country’s relations with the United States were strained, but an improvement was desirable.
"Our desire is to construct a positive bilateral relationship based on trust and mutual respect," the stated on Friday when asked about Morales claiming that US-Bolivian relations were strained.
Morales told Sputnik that Bolivia had dignity and rights despite being a small country.
President Morales also criticized the US policy of obstructing Russian and Chinese business in Bolivia.
Morales said Bolivia had rejected the US offer and chose nationalization as a model of economic development.
