Tag: Euclides Acevedo

• Sunday, April 30th 2023 - 12:08 UTC

  Paraguay chooses new President

  

  Since 7 am local time Sunday (GMT -4), around 4.78 million Paraguayans started voting for the new President, who will take over from Mario Abdo Benítez on Aug. 15, it was reported in Asunción. As per Paraguayan law, there is no runoff, so whoever gets the most votes Sunday, even by the slightest of differences, will be declared the winner.

• Monday, April 4th 2022 - 09:38 UTC

  Paraguay's FM to resign his job and run for president

  

  Paraguay's Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo Friday announced he will be stepping down shortly to run in the primary elections for the country's presidency. It will leave President Mario Abdo the task of appointing a fifth official to that post during his 4-year term.

• Wednesday, November 24th 2021 - 09:16 UTC

  Bi-Oceanic Corridor to bring Mercosur closer to Asia, Paraguay's FM says

  

  Paraguay's Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo said the Bi-Oceanic Corridor will bring Mercosur's entire economic development closer to Asia. His remarks came at a press conference after meeting with his Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi in Tokyo earlier this week.

• Monday, November 8th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  Paraguayan FM in Brazil to discuss Itaipú and other Mercosur matters

  

  Paraguay and Brazil have exchanged reverse notes on the creation of the Itaipu Binational Accounts Commission last week during an official visit from Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo to Brasilia, it was announced.

• Saturday, October 16th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Mercosur: Argentina, Paraguay agree to review CET

  

  Argentine Foreign Ministers Santiago Cafiero Friday welcomed his Paraguayan counterpart Euclides Acevedo at the Palacio San Martín in Buenos Aires to discuss bilateral issues.

• Tuesday, September 14th 2021 - 09:05 UTC

  Paraguayan FM keeps taking steps towards reopening of Argentine borders

  

  Paraguay's Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo Monday met with the Governor of the Argentine Province of Salta Gustavo Sáenz to further discuss an improvement in bilateral ties which would eventually lead to the reopening of the borders.

• Saturday, September 4th 2021 - 08:49 UTC

  Paraguayan Chancellor waiting for after Argentine PASO elections to discuss reopening borders

  

  Paraguay's Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo Friday insisted on discussing the reopening of the land borders with Argentina right after the Sept. 12 Open Primary, Simultaneous and Mandatory (PASO) elections.

• Saturday, August 21st 2021 - 08:03 UTC

  Paraguay insists on reopening borders with Argentina and supports bid for Celac presidency

  

  The Foreign Ministers of Paraguay and Argentina met Friday in Buenos Aires to discuss several items such as the reopening of the land borders between the two countries and the host's candidacy in 2022 to the annual presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac).

• Wednesday, August 18th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  Paraguayan FM to broker gradual reopening of Argentine borders later this week

  

  Paraguay's Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo is to travel to Buenos Aires this coming Thursday to discuss with local authorities the reopening of land borders with Argentina which have been closed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Wednesday, March 31st 2021 - 06:51 UTC

  Paraguay: Foreign Minister cries for US, Taiwan help with Covid-19 vaccines

  

  Paraguay's Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo Tuesday cried out to the world, particularly Taiwan and the United States, for anti-covid-19 vaccines to curb the spread of the disease which has killed over 4,000 people so far.