“Today (Thursday) we received special delegations from the Republic of India, Belgium, Spain, and the foreign ministers of Panama and the United Arab Emirates (UAE),” Sosa stated in an interview with Bolivia TV.

The foreign minister announced the arrival this Friday of the vice presidents of El Salvador, Felix Ulloa, and Costa Rica, Mary Munive Angermuller.

She informed that the Foreign Ministry sent out around 90 invitations and 52 international delegations, representing States and international organizations, have so far confirmed their attendance.

Authorities noted that the presidents of Argentina, Javier Milei; Paraguay, Santiago Peña; Uruguay, Yamandu Orsi; Ecuador, Daniel Noboa; and Chile, Gabriel Boric, are expected to attend.

Sosa stated that Paz, who won the October 19 runoff, will be sworn in as president this Saturday morning in this capital in the presence of five heads of State, three vice presidents, seven foreign ministers, and Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General Albert Ramdin, among others.

She mentioned that Japan’s Foreign Minister, Takeshi Iwaya, will be among those arriving.

The head of Bolivian diplomacy reported that representatives from the European Union (EU), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the United Nations (UN), among others, will also be present at the solemn inauguration ceremony.

The inauguration will be held at the new Plurinational Legislative Assembly (ALP) building in La Paz, where extensive renovations are underway, as well as in Plaza Murillo, the country’s political heart.

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