The White House confirmed that the United States is closely monitoring the situation in BoliviaAnd calls for calm.
A spokesman for the US National Security Council, John Kirby, said, according to Al Hurra satellite channel on Thursday, “The United States is closely following the situation in Bolivia and calls for calm.”
And it was Bolivian President Luis Arce, earlier – called on his citizens to “mobilize against the coup” led by the army commander.
Arce said – in a television message – “We need the Bolivian people to organize themselves and mobilize against the coup and in favor of democracy,” adding, “We cannot allow coup attempts to claim the lives of Bolivians again.”
In the same context, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wrote on the X platform: “Spain strongly condemns the military movements in Bolivia. We send our support and solidarity to Bolivian government And its people, and we call for respect for democracy and the rule of law.”
The Bolivian police arrested the army commander, General Juan Jose Zuniga, after President Luis Arce dismissed him and accused him of carrying out a failed coup attempt, according to scenes broadcast on state television.