Five days after the presidential inauguration, Rodrigo Paz Pereira Bolivia’s new Supreme Military Command was sworn in this Thursday, outlining guidelines governing the role of the military under his control. “What’s coming next won’t be easy” and warned against people coming from the countryside.
The President predicted that the country would face complex challenges and stressed that the Army would have its own sources of revenue related to entering a “new era of carbon credits.” Goal of raising $25 billion within the next 20 years.
Mr. Paz entrusted the military command with protecting the environment as a condition for carbon credits to generate economic benefits, stressing that the military mission includes supporting the national economy and fighting poverty through new institutional approaches. “For bonds to generate profits, we must protect the environment” pointed out the new military authorities.
In a ceremony held at the government headquarters in La Paz, the President appointed Víctor Hugo Valderrama as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Héctor Alejandro Alarcon Antezana as Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Sergio Armando Lola Araoz as Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force, and Ernesto Adalido Amparo Palma as Commander-in-Chief of the Navy.
Commander Valderrama assured the president that he would act with “transparency, humility and certainty” and emphasized the army’s commitment as “the fundamental axis of defense of the homeland.”
In his speech, Mr. Pass said: “Sustainable model” He served in the military during the 20 years of the Movement for Socialism (MAS) government and ensured that the new command facilitated the organization’s processes and sources of income.
The president expressed his gratitude to the outgoing high command, which was appointed by former president Luis Arce days before the August general elections. In closing, Mr. Paz reiterated his intentions: “Opening Bolivia to the world”includes proposals to expand the military’s international presence through academic and training alliances with countries considered partners.
In his speech, the President of Bolivia said,sewer “Wherever we go, ministries, agencies (…), unfortunately, we find sewers on a disproportionate or unexpected scale, but it is difficult to say,” he said.
“We are performing an autopsy to create a new nation that serves the nation.“He insisted on the purity of the government and distanced himself from Arce’s mission.
government led peace arranged an audit at Major listed companies on suspicion of corruption. Among the entities investigated are: Emmapaan oil company responsible for distributing food supplements. YPFBResponsible for fuel import.
(according to information from EFE)
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