Spain to cancel most of Bolivia's $120 mln debt
Wed Jan 4, 2006
MADRID, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Spain has agreed to cancel most of Bolivia's $120 million debt burden in exchange for spending on education, Spanish Secretary of State for Communications Fernando Moraleda told reporters on Wednesday.
The announcement followed a meeting between Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and Bolivian president-elect Evo Morales, on the first leg of a visit to Europe.
More details will be provided over the coming days, Moraleda added.
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