UN General Assembly
2013

was $300 million. This year, thanks to nationalization and the fight waged by social movements, oil sales will total more than $5 billion. Last year we almost reached $5 billion. That figure continues to grow with new investments, and today we have reached the stage of giving added value to those natural resources. As the Assembly is aware, I am not an expert in politics or in economic matters. But I am here at the request of the Bolivian people, learning daily about the needs, problems and demands of my people, the people of Bolivia. I would therefore also like to say that this joint work with the social movements, which are the organized representatives of the people, is going well. I would like the United Nations and the Secretary-General to know that we have issued a directive and are working on the patriotic agenda for 2025. What exactly is that agenda about? As Bolivia was founded in 1825, the year 2025 will be our bicentennial as a republic, while we