Paraguay

• Tuesday, June 18th 2019 - 08:52 UTC

  Agreement to implement an ambitious Plata basin that benefits six countries

  

  The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee of the countries of the Plata Basin (CIC) signed an agreement on Monday for the project “Preparing the ground for the Implementation of the Strategic Action Program for the La Plata Basin,” during a ceremony at OAS headquarters in Washington, DC.

• Monday, June 17th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Massive blackout hits Mercosur; Argentina and Uruguay in the dark for six hours; major investigation promised

  

  A massive blackout left tens of millions of people without electricity in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and parts of Chile and southern Brazil on Sunday. The Argentine president called it an “unprecedented” failure in the countries' interconnected power grid.

• Tuesday, June 11th 2019 - 08:05 UTC

  Paraguayan president will visit Bolivia and sign a dozen cooperation accords

  

  The first bi-national Bolivia-Paraguay partnership scheduled for this week will result in at least twelve cooperation agreements between the two nations, announced Paraguayan Ambassador in La Paz Terumi Matsuo.

• Friday, June 7th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Bolsonaro and Macri announce the EU/Mercosur trade deal is “imminent”

  

  The presidents of Argentina and Brazil said on Thursday that an agreement is imminent on a free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur. Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and Argentina's Mauricio Macri expressed confidence that the deal would soon be signed as they met in Buenos Aires for talks.

• Monday, May 13th 2019 - 13:29 UTC

  Floods in Paraguay: some 40.000 people displaced

  

  The Government of Paraguay reported that approximately 40,000 people have been displaced since March as a consequence of the recent floods in the country.

• Monday, April 15th 2019 - 08:20 UTC

  Pompeo praised Paraguay's support for Venezuela's Guaidó and its role in the Lima Group

  

  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held talks on Saturday with Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez as part of a four-nation tour of Latin American allies focusing heavily on Venezuela and countering China's economic reach.

• Saturday, April 6th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Heavy rains with flash floods in northeast Brazil and in Paraguay

  

  Civil defense officials have reported that heavy rains in northeastern Brazil have killed at least three people and displaced 3,600, while apparently unrelated flooding far to the south in Paraguay has forced some 20,000 people from their homes.

• Saturday, March 23rd 2019 - 07:31 UTC

  Seven countries have launched the Forum for Progress of South America

  

  South American countries on Friday launched the Forum for the Progress of South America (Prosur), a new regional bloc which seeks the “integration and strengthening of the region.”

• Thursday, March 21st 2019 - 09:36 UTC

  Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay re-launch bid for 2030 World Cup

  

  Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay re-launched their bid to host the 2030 World Cup following a meeting of their presidents in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. The four national presidents committed to creating a local organizing committee with a representative from each country to coordinate with CONMEBOL, South American football's governing body.

• Friday, March 1st 2019 - 23:33 UTC

  Guaido stops in Asunción from Brasilia and enroute to Argentina

  

  Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez Friday welcomed Venezuelan dissident acting President Juan Guaidó, saying the latter represented hope for his people. Abdo added Nicolás Maduro's tyranny must end.