WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz in a call on Thursday that the Trump administration was ramping up emergency assistance and support to help with food and medical shortages amid weeks of social unrest and mass protests in the South American country, the department said. […]
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WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz in a call on Thursday that the Trump administration was ramping up emergency assistance and support to help with food and medical shortages amid weeks of social unrest and mass protests in the South American country, the department said.
“Rubio reaffirmed that the Trump Administration will continue to stand with Bolivia as it works toward stability, security, and a better future for all Bolivians,” U.S. State Department Spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a statement.
(Reporting by Christian Martinez in Los Angeles; Writing by Ismail Shakil; Editing by Daphne Psaledakis)