The construction of a bi-oceanic train to unite the territories of Brazil, Bolivia and Peru is one of the central themes that the Bolivian President Evo Morales aims to address with Dilma Rousseff at the meeting that will be held in February, said an official source on Monday.
The Minister of Public Works of Bolivia, Milton Claros, told the media that his office will propose the issue as priority in the bilateral meeting scheduled for February 2 in a place that has not yet been confirmed by the authorities.
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“We have worked with Peru, now we will work with Brazil. We are confident that we will reach good agreements. The idea is to prioritize the bi-oceanic (train)” he stated.
The bi-oceanic train project promoted by the Morales government seeks to unite, through the Bolivian territory, the Pacific and Atlantic coasts to facilitate commercial traffic with Asia.
The Bolivian Executive intends to connect the Brazilian port of Santos with the Peruvian terminal Ilo or Matarani with 3,360km of railways, crossing the Bolivian territory.
Claros argued that Peru is “practically attached to the project” because, according to his statement, the country has already started a bidding process to determine its “feasibility”.
About funding and construction of the train, the minister said the government is currently analyzing the proposals put forward by the German trade delegation that visited Bolivia for ten days.
During that visit, Claros signed an agreement to advance the study of the project with the President of the German-Swiss company Molinari, Michel Molinari.
Another issue that Bolivia will propose for the meeting between Dilma and Morales will be the road integration, added Claros.
Dilma visited Bolivia for the last time a year ago, during the Morales’ presidential inauguration after the October 2014 elections.
Relations between both countries experienced tense moments in recent years due to escape and refuge request to Brazil of an opposition senator accused of corruption in 2013, and a year later, a former prosecutor who was in charge of a controversial case of selectionism.
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