The Minex of Guatemala released the joint statement on the situation in Bolivia, also mentioning the participation of other countries such as Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay and Peru.
While El Salvador’s participation was later announced through Paraguay’s foreign relations when the declaration was released.
The document states that they express concern about the humanitarian situation in Bolivia, as a result of the protests and road blockades that have led to a shortage of food and essential supplies for the population.
It is added that “In this framework, we reject any action aimed at destabilizing the democratic order and altering the institutionality of the constitutional Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, democratically elected in the General Elections held in 2025.” The president of Bolivia is Rodrigo Paz.
For this reason, they reiterate their solidarity with the Bolivian Government and people and urge all political and social actors to channel their differences, prioritizing dialogue, respect for institutions and the preservation of social peace, the document adds.
The Government of Bolivia assures that it will make every “effort” to avoid “bloodshed”, in the midst of the police and military operation being carried out to unblock the roads of La Paz, which have been closed for 11 days.https://t.co/tvTvFwQTAK
— EFE News (@EFEnoticias) May 16, 2026
Peasant and union sectors have kept roads blocked for eleven days, mainly in the Bolivian department of La Paz and the neighboring city of El Alto, as protest measures to demand Paz’s resignation.
The Government of Bolivia assured this Saturday that it will make every “effort” to avoid “bloodshed.” after the Police and the Armed Forces of that country began a joint operation to clear the main roads.
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The Bolivian Government has denounced a “macabre plan” supposedly designed by the country’s former president Evo Morales (2006-2019) to “break the constitutional order” and that is allegedly “financed” by drug trafficking, an accusation that the former president rejected, according to the EFE Agency.
Joint declaration on the situation in Bolivia.#JointCommunication 🔗 https://t.co/cYnRDjeoNG pic.twitter.com/06rGRlS9j4
— MINEX Guatemala 🇬🇹 (@MinexGt) May 16, 2026