Tag: Mario Abdo Benitez

• Thursday, March 30th 2023 - 10:33 UTC

  CIA official meets with Paraguayan president

  

  Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Wednesday confirmed having met with US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Deputy Director David Cohen in Asunción to discuss national security issues.

• Friday, March 17th 2023 - 10:18 UTC

  Lula and Abdo discuss Itaipú, Unasur, and UE deal

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Thursday told his Paraguayan colleague Mario Abdo Benítez about his intentions to reorganize Unasur and reinforce Mercosur's unity. Lula and Abdo met at the Itaipu hydroelectric power plant in Foz do Iguazú.

• Thursday, March 16th 2023 - 06:11 UTC

  Paraguayan gov't wants no more red tape from US on beef exports

  

  Paraguayan authorities insisted this week before the US Embassy that there were no sanitary impediments for the northern country to welcome beef shipments from the South American nation, only red tape was hindering progress in that regard.

• Saturday, March 11th 2023 - 12:52 UTC

  Presidents Fernández and Abdo agree on Mercosur bilateral agenda

  

  Presidents Alberto Fernández of Argentina and Mario Abdo Benítez of Paraguay met Friday at the former's Olivos residence to discuss a broad bilateral and regional agenda, including the current situation of Mercosur and the challenges facing the bloc under Buenos Aires' pro-tempore presidency.

• Thursday, February 16th 2023 - 10:50 UTC

  First shipment of Paraguayan pork lands in Taiwan

  

  Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez headed a delegation from the South American country visiting Taiwan to celebrate the arrival of the first pork shipment to that Asian market. Marking the occasion a ceremony was held in Taipei on Wednesday during which attendees could taste the new product as local businessmen pledged to increase imports shortly.

• Tuesday, February 14th 2023 - 09:28 UTC

  Paraguay opens embassy in Abu Dhabi (UAE)

  

  President Mario Abdo Benítez and Foreign Minister Julio César Arriola Monday took part in the opening of Asunción's new embassy in Abu Dabi, in the United Arab Emirates.

• Friday, January 20th 2023 - 18:33 UTC

  Paraguayan President meets with Pope on second day of Italian tour

  

  Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Friday paid a visit to the Argentina-born Pope Francis in Vatican City. The encounter, held at 10.30 local time, lasted 20 minutes during which both leaders discussed the fight against poverty and the overcoming of inequalities, in addition to the challenges facing the Abdo administration regarding climate change in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.

• Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  Paraguayan President critical of Uruguay's plan to join other trade blocs

  

  Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Wednesday said that Uruguay's negotiating trade deals outside Mercosur were detrimental to the South American bloc's “essence.”

• Friday, November 4th 2022 - 19:58 UTC

  Paraguayan President brokers EU-Mercosur deal in Madrid

  

  Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez discussed bilateral issues in Madrid, particularly the ratification of the Mercosur-European Union trade agreement.

• Wednesday, October 26th 2022 - 13:40 UTC

  Paraguayan Justice minister sacked for granting privileges to convicted terrorists

  

  Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benitez Tuesday sacked Justice Minister Edgar Taboada Insfrán, barely eight hours after swearing him in.