Bolivia, US patch up ties, ambassadors to return

LA PAZ - Bolivia and the United States agreed on Monday to patch up their differences and restore full diplomatic relations three years after the Andean nation@@@s leftist president threw out the American ambassador.
In an agreement signed in Washington, the two countries pledged to work together to fight illegal drug production and trafficking. Bolivia is a major cocaine producer.
President Evo Morales, a former coca farmer and critic of Washington@@@s policies in Latin America, expelled the US ambassador and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents in 2008, accusing them of plotting with his rightist enemies.
Washington responded by sending Bolivia@@@s ambassador home.
Relations have gradually improved since then and talks to normalize relations started last year.
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