Bricker: Bolivian President Visits Mexico City

Bricker: Bolivian President Evo Morales Visits Mexico City

February 23, 2010
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Dear Colleague,

President Evo Morales of Bolivia made his first official trip to Mexico on Sunday for an event scheduled by the Mexico City government. Kristin Bricker reports on Morales’ visit to Mexico:

“Hundreds of Mexicans crowded into the central plaza in Coyoacan, an upscale neighborhood in southern Mexico City, to hear Morales speak. Many wove wiphala flags, the rainbow-colored flag that represents Andean indigenous peoples in Bolivia. Bolivia's new constitution, written during President Morales' administration, officially recognizes the wiphala as a government flag.

“…Morales recognized the contradiction that Sunday's visit presented: his first public visit to Mexico was organized by a political party, not indigenous organizations. His first order of business during the event in Coyoacan was to apologize to Mexican indigenous organizations who had sent him many invitations to meet with them. ‘I'm sorry that I couldn't come because I had the difficult work of defending myself as President,’ he said.”

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