Tag: Federico Franco

• Monday, September 24th 2012 - 03:01 UTC

  Mercosur dispute reaches UN: Paraguay informs political events to Ban Ki-moon

  

  Paraguayan president Federico Franco explained to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon the current political situation of the country which emerged from the impeachment by the Senate of Fernando Lugo and his removal from the Executive office by an overwhelming majority, decision the ousted leader had accepted.

• Wednesday, September 19th 2012 - 21:07 UTC

  Spain has not invited Paraguay to the Ibero-American summit confirms Asunción

  

  Spain has not invited Paraguay to the Ibero-American summit in Cadiz scheduled for next November confirmed Paraguayan Foreign minister Jose Felix Fernandez Estigarribia, who also admitted that the number of countries ‘disgusted’ with the new administration of President Federico Franco has diminished considerably.

• Tuesday, September 18th 2012 - 23:33 UTC

  Rajoy and Franco will address Paraguay’s attendance to Ibero-American summit

  

  President Federico Franco and the head of the Spanish government Mariano Rajoy will address the participation of Paraguay in the coming Ibero-American summit scheduled for November in Cadiz, taking advantage of their presence in New York next week for the UN General Assembly.

• Monday, September 17th 2012 - 05:48 UTC

  Spain dumps Paraguay from the Ibero-American summit not to offend Argentina

  

  A top Spanish official made a low profile and unexpected visit to Paraguay last week with the purpose of trying to convince the administration of president Federico Franco to remain absent from the coming Ibero-American summit scheduled for November since Madrid fears his presence could turn the event into a failure.

• Monday, September 17th 2012 - 02:37 UTC

  Paraguay could demand “moral and economic” compensation from Mercosur members

  

  Paraguay is considering demanding “moral and economic” compensation from Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay for having been suspended from Mercosur as full member and at the same reiterated its rejection to Venezuela’s admission, according to the country Foreign Ministry.

• Thursday, September 6th 2012 - 06:28 UTC

  Two Uruguayan ex-presidents openly support the new Paraguayan authorities

  

  Uruguayan former presidents Jorge Batlle and Luis Alberto Lacalle came in support of the current Paraguayan authorities and political process and claimed the only “coup” was that of Mercosur against Paraguay. They also questioned the removed president Fernando Lugo’s ‘pitiful reaction’ and statements.

• Wednesday, August 29th 2012 - 21:49 UTC

  The “Paraguay situation” and options as seen from Washington

  

  By Eric Stadius, Research Associate at Council on Hemispheric Affairs and Peter Tase, Research Fellow at Council on Hemispheric Affairs.Two months after President Fernando Lugo’s impeachment, Paraguay has transitioned from reconciling its relatively benign political crisis to enhancing regional and international links politically and economically.

• Thursday, August 23rd 2012 - 01:52 UTC

  “We need to prepare for war to live in peace”, says Paraguayan Defence minister

  

  “We must prepare for war to live in peace” said Paraguay’s Defence minister Maria Liz Garcia in reference to the new geopolitical situation following the suspension of Paraguay as a member of Mercosur and Unasur.

• Thursday, August 16th 2012 - 04:52 UTC

  Unasur not after reinstatement of Lugo; wants political dialogue in Paraguay

  

  Unasur (Union of South American Nations) wants to closely accompany the democratic restoration process in Paraguay and is not after the reinstatement of removed president Fernando Lugo, said Peruvian Foreign Affairs minister Rafael Roncagliolo.

• Wednesday, August 15th 2012 - 09:43 UTC

  Unasur ratifies sanctions; Paraguay president more concerned with OAS position

  

  Unasur ratified on Tuesday Paraguay’s suspension from the block at a meeting of the so called High Level Group in Lima, Peru which assessed the situation of the landlocked country.