Saturday, May 16th 2026 - 04:16 UTC
“My deepest gratitude to President Milei for the invaluable support extended to Bolivia with the dispatch of the Hercules aircraft for humanitarian assistance tasks,” Paz wrote
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz on Friday thanked his Argentine counterpart, Javier Milei, for sending two C-130 Hercules military aircraft to reinforce the airlift aimed at supplying food and basic goods to the cities of La Paz and El Alto, affected by ten consecutive days of road blockades by peasant unions from the highlands. The regional gesture comes during one of the most critical weeks of the centrist leader's six-month tenure, against a backdrop of shortages and growing political tension with sectors aligned with former president Evo Morales.
“My deepest gratitude to President Milei for the invaluable support extended to Bolivia with the dispatch of the Hercules aircraft for humanitarian assistance tasks,” Paz wrote on his social media accounts. The president said the decision “not only strengthens the historic bonds of brotherhood” between the two countries, but also “represents vital relief” for the affected Bolivian communities. Presidential spokesperson José Luis Gálvez had confirmed earlier that the Argentine planes would join the operation the national government has been running since Monday to ensure the entry of food into the most affected areas.
