LIMA, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Tuesday that he would give his life for the nationalization of the country's natural resources, including its rich gas reserves,according to reports from the town of Camiri, southeast of the capital of La Paz. Morales, who has vowed to step up state control in all key industries in the South American country, said he wanted to complete the nationalization process by July 12.
Morales made the promise to local official Gonzalo Moreno, who threatened to burn himself alive if the national oil company YPFBis not brought under total state control. The Bolivian government has said it wanted to regain the control of about 10 companies, especially in the oil-gas andel ectricity sectors. Bolivia has the region's second biggest reserves of natural gasafter Venezuela. Multinational companies have invested 3.5 billion U.S. dollars in the country since a privatization wave in the1990s.
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