The Governments of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, Member Countries of the Andean Community, reaffirming their adherence to the Andean Community Commitment to Democracy, express their concern over the political situation that exists in the brother republic of Bolivia and hail the decision made by President Evo Morales Ayma to initiate a dialogue aimed at reaching a democratic and constitutional solution that will help safeguard Bolivia’s democratic institutions and unity.

They furthermore call upon all of the country’s national and regional authorities and political forces to act with absolute respect for Bolivia’s constitutional and legal norms, to guarantee the State’s integrity and unity and to honor the commitments for the protection and preservation of democratic institutions that have been assumed within the framework of the Andean Community and of the Inter- American System.

Lima, April 11, 2008