Bolivian President is a fierce critic of Washington's policies in Latin America (Reuters - Archive)
Agreed Bolivia and the United States on Monday to settle their differences and resume full diplomatic relations after three years of the Bolivian President Evo Morales expelled the U.S. ambassador.
A statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bolivia The agreement was signed in Washington calls for "a quick return of the ambassadors to Washington and La Paz," but he did not specify a date.
He did not touch the two sides specifically to cooperation to combat smuggling and drug production in Bolivia's third largest producer of cocaine in the world after Colombia and Peru, but the statement said that "the objectives of the Agreement include the strengthening and deepening bilateral relations and support for effective cooperation to combat drug production and trafficking."
Washington has accused Bolivia in the past of not doing enough to combat the drug trade.
Ties and improved gradually since then, the two countries began talks last year to normalize relations.
Mr Morales - a former coca farmer and outspoken critic of Washington's policies in Latin America - had been expelled the U.S. ambassador and officers of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in 2008, accusing them of conspiring with right-wing opponents.
Morales nationalized - a close ally of the critics of the United States in Latin America such as Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Cuban leader Fidel Castro - oil and gas sector in 2006, and is often strongly attacking what he calls U.S. imperialism.
The Department of U.S. President Barack Obama to improve ties with Latin America in the hope of strengthening working relations with regional powers such as Brazil and the promotion of trade and diplomatic ties, while gaining new players such as China and Iran influence in the region rich in natural resources.
Source: Reuters