Bolivia threatens to expel unfriendly NGOs

Bolivia threatens to expel unfriendly NGOs
English.news.cn 2015-08-21 10:07:56

LA PAZ, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Bolivia welcomes legitimate nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and those working for intelligence agencies would be expelled, President Evo Morales said on Thursday.

"Well-meaning NGOs that want to help the government eradicate extreme poverty are welcome," Morales told reporters at a press conference in the presidential palace.

"But we don't need an NGO using social and environmental movements to create opposition and to conspire" against the state, he added.

In 2008, Bolivia expelled Washington-based humanitarian aid agency USAID, accusing it of trying to impose unpopular agrarian programs while supporting political factions opposed to the government.

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