The Minister of Transportation said that the meeting with the President is already scheduled; Therefore, there is no reason for an indefinite layoff. Source: ABI

La Paz, June 14 (RHC)-- The Minister of Public Works of Bolivia, Edgar Montaño, warned this Thursday that heavy transport leaders, led by Héctor Mercado, are trying to repeat a coup d'état with an indefinite strike, regardless of the call for dialogue with President Luis Arce.

“Transport leaders seek to repeat a coup d'état with indefinite strike” reported the Bolivian Communication Agency on the social network X.

“I want to alert the population that if they make that decision to go on an indefinite strike we would be on the verge of the beginning of a coup d'état.  I want to inform the population that indeed these gentlemen, during the administration of Comrade Evo (Morales), also began with blockades to carry out a coup d'état and are wanting to repeat the same formula," the minister indicated.

During a press conference, the Minister of Public Works, Edgar Montaño, announced that after a meeting held on Wednesday in Cochabamba with 20 people and the leader Héctor Mercado confirmed that they would block roads and carry out an indefinite strike starting Monday, the 17th.

He also reported that on repeated occasions he summoned Héctor Mercado to talk and received the response that he would not attend his calls.

For his part, the president of the nation, Luis Arce, will host the cooperative and heavy transport on Saturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 16, at the Casa Grande del Pueblo, to talk about their demands.

“The meeting with the President is already scheduled; Therefore, there is no reason to go to a blockade,” the minister highlighted.

Likewise, the minister summoned the departmental leadership of Tarija, Chuquisaca, Yacuiba and 
Cochabamba.

In recent weeks, heavy transportation nationwide mobilized and blocked the main roads of the Fundamental Road Network (RVF), producing losses of more than $10,000,000 per day of mobilization to the industrial sector and $26,000,000 to the exporters.