Chavez's oil is unimportant for Bolivia... We are not dependent on Venezuela. We complement each other. Venezuela shares its wealth with other countries, but that doesn't make us subordinate.

The way I see it, it's impossible to change things without encountering resistance.

Some countries of Europe have to free themselves from the US Empire. They are not going to frighten us because we are a people with dignity and sovereignty.

It is a democratic uprising. I'd say a democratic revolution against imperialism and against capitalism. So the agreements between us, more than that, any cooperation means unconditional credit, while the US and some capitalist countries want to help us under conditions, under blackmail.

Israel does not respect the principles or purposes of the United Nations charter nor the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Bolivia is a majority indigenous nation, but that majority has always been excluded.

If socialism means that we live well, that there is equality and justice, and that we have no social and economic problems, then I welcome it.