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Bolivian presidential plane grounded in Vienna amid hunt for Snowden

Despite initial reports that Bolivian President Evo Morales and his official airplane had been cleared to depart Vienna, where his plane was forced to land while en route from Moscow after various European countries forbade it from passing through their airspace, the plane remains grounded after Morales’ refusal to allow Spanish authorities to inspect.

12:58 03.07.2013

Criminals smuggling drugs from Bolivia to Russia sentenced up to 17 years

The Moscow City Court has sentenced a group of criminals who smuggled drugs from Bolivia to Russia to long prison sentences ranging from 11.5 to 17 years, the court's press service told RAPSI.

17:30 25.06.2013

Putin signs law protesting cultivation of coca plants in Bolivia

President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill into law opposing the proposed UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs reservation which will allow Bolivia to grow coca plants.

14:48 15.03.2013

Russian upper house approves law objecting to Bolivia's coca leaf exception

The Federation Council approved on Wednesday a bill objecting to Bolivia's reservation to the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, allowing coca bushes to grow in the country.

15:29 06.03.2013

Putin slams Bolivian efforts to keep coca leaf consumption legal

Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted a bill to the State Duma protesting a reservation stipulated by Bolivia's reservation to the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, pursuant to which growing coca bushes is allowed in the country.

15:00 09.01.2013

Bolivia takes Chile to court over territorial dispute

The Bolivian government has confirmed its decision take Chile to an international court over the Antofagasta territorial dispute, Bolivian Deputy Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Alurralde Tejada announced on Tuesday.

12:57 03.10.2012