00:00Hello, join us as we go live to Bolivia.
00:09Well, it is taking place the arrival of international delegations for the country's 200th independence anniversary.
00:17At this hour, President of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, is arriving to La Paz to take part in this celebration,
00:26this regional celebration and very special celebration for Bolivians in a context that is marked by a powerful symbolism,
00:35by national pride, also by ambitious development goals according to recent statements by President Luis Arce,
00:44and also this is taking place a few days before the celebration and the holding of general elections in the country.
00:54President Luis Arce, a few days ago, officially opened the festivities for this 200th independence anniversary,
01:03calling for national unity, describing this milestone as the beginning of a second and definitive independence.
01:12This also, this anniversary is commemorating Bolivia's liberation from Spanish rule on August 6th, 1825,
01:22emphasizing centuries of indigenous resistance, also emphasizing the founding of a Southern Republic as well.
01:31In this context, let's recall that the government launched 200 public works across Bolivia's nine departments as part of this celebration,
01:42and projects that included roads, schools, health centers, and a processing plant inaugurated in La Paz via a municipality.
01:53President of Honduras, President of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, is arriving at this moment at La Paz,
01:58has been received with the highest honors, and she is due to take part in all these celebrations.
02:04There are also other leaders of the region that are due, are expected to arrive in the capital of Bolivia, La Paz,
02:12in the upcoming hours, in the upcoming days as well, to take part in these celebrations that are inaugurated,
02:22that are welcomed, with the inauguration of social projects throughout the nation, also with symbolism, also with cultural activities.
02:35This is all that is going to be taking place in Bolivia for the 200th independence anniversary,
02:41and we are going to be updating you with all the latest information that comes from this Latin American nation.
02:47This is all for the moment, but stay tuned with Telesuite English for more.
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