Americas > South America > Paraguay > Paraguay will be officially represented at the next Mercosur summit

Paraguay: Paraguay will be officially represented at the next Mercosur summit

2013/12/12

All Senators from the ruling Colorado Party plus some from minority parties voted for the initiative during a appropriate Senate session. The Home is expected to do so sometime this week, before summer recess.

The Home is as well expected to annul a resolution that was passed last year against Nicolas Maduro, who was Venezuela's foreign minister at the time at the same time as he traveled to Paraguay leading a delegation from Unasur to try to prevent the impeachment of President Fernando Lugo, who was finally removed from office by an overwhelming vote.

The Paraguayan Senate finally passed on Tuesday afternoon, with a large majority a protocol for inclunding Venezuela as full member of Mercosur. The protocol, which was submitted to Congress by President Horacio Cartes, was supported 29-10.

Once the legislative process is over, Paraguay will be officially represented at the next Mercosur summit scheduled to take place in Caracas on January17.

Allegedly there was an intense negotiation behind doors for months between Paraguay and leading Mercosur members Argentina and Brazil that need the full presence of the landlocked country to continue trade negotiations with the European Union.

Apparently next January, the Mercosur chair currently in the hands of Venezuela and which should be delivered for the next six months to Argentina (on alphabetical order) will be handed to Paraguay as token of reconciliation.

Eduardo dos Santos, chief of Brazil's foreign ministry cabinet who was one of the major negotiators of the transaction, met with president Cartes and congratulated Paraguay for the Venezuela vote.

“This will most certainly help to strengthen Mercosur” said dos Santos before returning to Brasilia.

However in Congress Senator Desirée Masi claimed that Cartes caved in to Argentine and Brazilian pressure for nothing that corresponds with the dignity of the republic. ”How do you explain this U turn?

The only thing left is to believe that Cartes 'whitewashed' his cigarette smuggler completed with Brazil for support for Venezuela.

Related Articles

Netanyahu’s Historic Latin American Tour to Highlight Israeli Tech Sector
2017/09/10 Latin America is “hungry for Israeli technology,” a senior Foreign Ministry official said Tuesday ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s historic visit to the region next week. Deputy Director General at the Foreign Ministry’s Latin America and Caribbean Division, Modi Ephraim, said the visit will have historic significance, as it will be the initial by a sitting Israeli prime minister.
PM Netanyahu leaves on historic visit to Latin America
2017/09/10 Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will leave on Sunday evening for a working visit to Latin America. During his trip, Netanyahu will visit Argentina, Colombia and Mexico. This will be the initial visit by a sitting Israeli Prime Minister to Latin America. Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes will travel to Buenos Aires to meet Netanyahu. Netanyahu leaves for trip to Argentina, Mexico, and Columbia, then meets world leaders at UN General Assembly in New York. Accompanying Netanyahu is a delegation of Israeli businesspeople from the fields of agriculture, water, communications and energy. Members of the delegation will hold commercial meetings with their local counterparts. Eonomic events will as well be held in Argentina and Mexico, led by Netanyahu and the Argentine and Mexican heads of national.
UNWTO: International tourism – strongest half-year results since 2010
2017/09/09 Destinations worldwide welcomed 598 million international tourists in the initial six months of 2017, some 36 million additional than in the same period of 2016. At 6%, increase was well above the trend of recent years, making the current January-June period the strongest half-year since 2010. Visitor numbers reported by destinations around the world reflect strong request for international travel in the initial half of 2017, according to the new UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Worldwide, international tourist arrivals (overnight visitors) increased by 6% compared to the same six-month period last year, well above the sustained and consistent trend of 4% or higher increase since 2010. This represents the strongest half-year in seven years.
Brazil's oil company Petrobras to sell assets in Paraguay
2017/07/10 Brazil's national-owned oil company Petrobras announced Friday it will sell all its assets in Paraguay, as part of its plan to divest assets worth 21 billion U.S. dollars in 2017 and 2018 to try to lower its high deficit. In a statement, Petrobras said it would sell its shares in the following subsidiaries, Petrobras Paraguay distribution Limited, Petrobras Paraguay Operaciones y Logistica SRL and Petrobras Paraguay Gas SRL.
Higher earning Why a university degree is worth more in some countries than others
2016/12/11 A university education may expand your mind. It will as well fatten your wallet. Data from the OECD, a club of rich nations, show that graduates can expect far better lifetime earnings than those without a degree. The size of this premium varies. It is greatest in Ireland, which has a high GDP per chief and rising inequality. Since 2000 the unemployment rate for under-35s has swelled to 8% for those with degrees – but to additional than 20% for those without, and nearly 40% for secondary school drop-outs. The country’s wealth presently goes disproportionately to workers with letters next their names.