Both representatives of the ruling elites of the northern power addressed the issue on the eve of the runoff election on Oct. 19, when the candidates Rodrigo Paz and Edman Lara of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC) and Jorge Tuto Quiroga and Juan Pablo Velazco (Libre Alliance) will compete.

The two presidential candidates openly reiterated their intention to resume full diplomatic relations with Washington, which have been limited to the level of chargés d’affaires since 2008.

Rubio emphasized, at a press conference in Washington following the visit to the country by Argentine President Javier Milei, that the Bolivian electoral contest represents “one of the most promising events” in South America.

“Elections will be held in Bolivia later this month, after 25 or 30 years of an anti-American and hostile government.

Both candidates running in the runoff want strong and improved relations with the United States and another transformational opportunity there,” Rubio said in an appearance alongside Trump.

The White House chief, for his part, maintained in the statement widely broadcast on Bolivian television that the Andean Amazonian country is one of the nations “moving closer to the path of democracies that seek fair and balanced trade.”

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