Tag: Mario Abdo Benitez

• Friday, October 21st 2022 - 20:40 UTC

  Paraguay enacts new immigration law

  

  Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez Thursday enacted the country's new immigration law, which seeks to update practices in this regard as per recommendations from international agencies.

• Saturday, October 8th 2022 - 09:56 UTC

  Paraguayan VP's brother sacked from Navy Chief post

  

  Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benìtez reshuffled the country's Armed Forces brass before leaving for Montevideo Friday. Among those relieved from duty was Navy Chief Admiral Carlos Dionisio Velázquez, brother of Vice President Hugo Velázquez, who has been listed by the United States among the most corrupt politicians in the region.

• Saturday, October 8th 2022 - 00:12 UTC

  Historic Paraguayan embassy in Montevideo reopened

  

  Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Friday met with his Uruguayan counterpart Luis Lacalle Pou during the reopening of the historic embassy in Montevideo after refurbishing work.

• Tuesday, October 4th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Paraguay in the process of switching Taiwan for the Chinese market?

  

  Is Paraguay about to dump Taiwan for China? Landlocked Paraguay and a leading exporter of soybeans and beef, plus an ample surplus of hydroelectric energy, is the only country in South America, and Mercosur member, that still has full diplomatic relations with Taipei, and continues to give its back to Beijing, but this could be changing or in a transition process.

• Friday, September 23rd 2022 - 09:33 UTC

  Abdo tells Biden US is a strategic partner of Paraguay

  

  Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez and his US colleague Joseph Biden Thursday agreed on the importance of “democratic values” during their meeting in New York.

• Wednesday, September 7th 2022 - 19:11 UTC

  Paraguay has new chief of anti-money-laundering bureau

  

  On his first day on his new job as Paraguay's Secretary of Prevention against Money Laundering (Seprelad), said his country was better equipped now to face the challenges posed by Tuesday's report from the Latin American Financial Action Task Force (Gafilat) which resulted in his appointment.

• Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 09:39 UTC

  Abdo would prefer Velázquez to resign as Paraguay's VP

  

  Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez believes Vice President Hugo Velázquez should resign and avoid his impeachment in which his political opponents from within their own Colorado Party might seek to splash the head of state.

• Saturday, August 20th 2022 - 08:43 UTC

  Paraguay's VP has a change of mind: will not resign

  

  After announcing last week that he would resign, Paraguayan Vice President Hugo Velazquez conveyed to reporters Thursday his decision to remain in office until proof against him is submitted.

• Saturday, August 13th 2022 - 10:06 UTC

  Paraguayan VP to resign after joining US list of those “significantly corrupt”

  

  Paraguayan Vice President Hugo Velázquez Friday announced in a radio interview that he would be resigning his job and stepping down from the presidential race after being added by the United States to the list of people “significantly corrupt,” where he joined former President Horacio Cartés.

• Friday, August 5th 2022 - 08:13 UTC

  US Congressional team meets with Paraguayan Defense Minister

  

  Lawmakers from the United States met Thursday in Asunción with Paraguay's Defense Minister Bernardino Soto Estigarribia to discuss matters of mutual interest, one day ahead of their encounter with President Mario Abdo Benítez at the López Palace.