http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N30436819.htmLA PAZ, Bolivia, April 30 (Reuters) - Bolivian President Evo Morales invited nationalist Peruvian candidate Ollanta Humala on Sunday to visit Bolivia, after Peru withdrew its ambassador to Caracas over Venezuela's comments backing Humala in its presidential election.
Peru will hold a runoff vote in late May or early June, almost certainly between Humala, a former army commander who has pledged to redistribute Peru's wealth, and former President Alan Garcia.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a self-styled socialist revolutionary, angered Peru by threatening to cut diplomatic ties with the nation if Garcia became president. In response, Peru withdrew its envoy from Caracas.
In the midst of this tug-of-war, Bolivia's leftist president backed Humala.
"I want to invite a friend that already triumphed in Peru to visit my country," Morales was quoted as saying by state news agency ABI, adding the two men could meet in a border town to launch a public health program involving Cuban doctors.
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