La Paz - President Evo Morales identified the hydrocarbons, mining, energy and agricultural sectors as fundamental to sustain Bolivia''s economic growth, local media reported today.

Caracas - Venezuela has blasted a statement issued by the U.S. State Department rejecting the decision by the Constituent Assembly to convene snap presidential elections before April 30.

Sochi, Russia - The constructive forces of Syria should focus on elaborating a collegiate vision to leave the crisis behind and draw changes that allow its citizens to live in peace, indicated today Russian president, Vladimir Putin.

Washington - U.S. President Donald Trump is arriving today in the Swiss city of Davos to participate in the World Economic Forum, where a sharp contrast between his protectionist stances and those by the free market advocates is expected.

Caracas - The Bolivarian government denounced that Canada''s Foreign Minister, Chrystia Freeland, is today one of U.S.''s allies in its siege on Venezuelan democracy, as shown in recent statements on the presidential elections in the South American nation.

Damascus - The Syrian Foreign Ministry has rejected today the accusations made by the governments of the United States and France about the use of chemical weapons to this Arab country.