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Paraguayan president Cartes visits Cristina Fernandez in Buenos Aires
Paraguayan president Horacio Cartes is expected in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, following an invitation from his Argentine peer Cristina Fernandez, which will be his first overseas bilateral trip since taking office 15 August. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesCartes will run rings around Cristina!
Sep 10th, 2013 - 01:03 am - Link - Report abuse 0However, why is here an effective state-sponsored blockade?
Great great country Paraguay
Sep 10th, 2013 - 09:34 am - Link - Report abuse 0El pájaro campana laralalalararalalarala the beautiful sounds of Paraguay.
Sep 10th, 2013 - 10:15 am - Link - Report abuse 0If the Parana is blockaded by Argentina using a fifth column of Kirchernist union cannon fodder against Paraguay the Asuncion government will not I suspect hesitate to take action. They cannot afford not to do so.
Sep 10th, 2013 - 02:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The Parana is an international waterway not only used by Paraguayan shipping but also by Brazil and Bolivia.
Paraguays answer should be to escort any merchant vessels through any blockade with the few naval vessels they have and if fired on fire back
Paraguayans have always been very jealous of thier national sovreignty as shown in the Chaco War and the War of the Trple Alliance and its no surrender for them in spite of suffering horrific casualties in both conflicts
Did he spit in her eye?
Sep 10th, 2013 - 02:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0TMBOA just loves to keep herself in the lime-light.
Sep 10th, 2013 - 02:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You would think the plastic would melt and her face fall off, but no luck so far.
@5 Conq: You seem to be always clued up on international treaties. So what is the legal status of the Rio Parana as an international waterway. Havent found anything on that subject
Sep 10th, 2013 - 03:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 07 redp0ll (#)
Sep 11th, 2013 - 08:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0Sep 10th, 2013 - 03:28 pm
Redpoll, try this link:
www.bcr.com.ar/.../Régimen%20Legal%20de%20las%20Vías%20Naveg...
Simon, your link didnt work unfortunately. A question: Does Argentina have the legal right to impede peaceful transition of foriegn ships on the international waterway such as the Hidrovia and the Parana River?
Sep 11th, 2013 - 09:42 am - Link - Report abuse 0@ 9 There is a treaty signed between Argentina and Paraguay, but I guess there is a legal right to impede transitions of foreign ships: http://infoleg.mecon.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/150000-154999/150705/norma.htm
Sep 11th, 2013 - 12:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@10 Thank yu for the link, Catch 22. I would invite you to look agaain at the signiatories to the treaty. Tte General Ongania, president of Argentina, and Genral Alfredo Stroessner his par in Paraguay. Wernt they both military dictators i thier respective nations?
Sep 11th, 2013 - 03:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0As Argentina has always stated the dictatorship and its results are nothing to do with the present administation this treaty can be abrogated as illegal at any time.
As for the other signiatory Costa Mendez, one of his bon mots in 1982 was “ Britain may no longer rules the waves but always waives the rules” Perhaps one could para phrase that in todays idiom ”Argentina has never ruled the waves but ALWAYS wives the rules
@11 I looked at it, have you looked at it? Argentina and Paraguay are happy with the treaty, if we weren't happy with the treaty we would have signed another treaty. We are a free nation, and so is Paraguay.
Sep 11th, 2013 - 03:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Of course I read it otherwise I would not have picked out the notorieties who signed it
Sep 11th, 2013 - 04:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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