President Luis Arce said on Friday that in the countries of Abya Yala (the American continent) traditional medicine has been applied “successfully” to combat the pandemic from Covid-19.
Along with Evo Morales, Arce participated in the inauguration of the meeting of indigenous nations, at the headquarters of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur), in San Benito, Cochabamba.
“I resorted to the medicine of the native peoples, we used those herbs that our brothers knew ancestral to fight the pandemic and we have done it successfully in our different nationalities and peoples, “said the head of state.
He urged to be vigilant for the possibility of regeneration. “We can’t let our guard down,” he said, in time to point this out the principle of solidarity will allow “eradication of the pandemic”This quality, which, in his opinion, has been applied since MAS came to power in 2006.
He stressed that delegates from different countries will arrive on the national territory at debates the construction of a “multinational America”, emphasizing that today “we are more united and dedicated than ever to defend ourselves Mother ground“.
In addition, he stressed the task of the original movement in restoring democracy. “Our indigenous brothers, the peasants, strongly resisted the coup d’état of November last year and also remember and appreciate the work and effort that our people have made for we are recovering democracy in these 11 months we are living under the de facto government“He pointed out, also mentioning coca growers in the tropics.