Bolivian President Evo Morales sent on Monday his sympathies to his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chávez for the death of four Venezuelan militaries who manned a helicopter made available to him that crashed on Sunday in a central area of Bolivia.

The Bolivian head of state claimed to be "very sad" for the occurrence resulting in four Venezuelan militaries killed along with a Bolivian pilot. The Super Puma crashed near the city of Colomi, in central Cochabamba, Efe reported.

"We have expressed our sympathies to President, Commander Hugo Chávez, and voiced encouraging words to the cooperating Venezuelan people. I have deep sorrow, weeping and mourning," said Morales.