Tag: Mercosur Summit - Mendoza

• Thursday, January 10th 2013 - 03:54 UTC

  Brazilian corporations fearful of Venezuelan situation despite Brasilia support for Maduro

  

  Brazilian corporations with strong interests in Venezuela have expressed concern about the future of the country and its impact on Mercosur if the political transition, because of President Hugo Chavez health condition, does not follow the constitutional process

• Saturday, December 29th 2012 - 06:44 UTC

  Venezuela praises Mercosur partners but completely ignores Paraguay

  

  Venezuela gave another step in its integration process as full member of Mercosur underlining recent achievements with its partners Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay but completely ignored Paraguay, the fourth full member currently suspended from the block.

• Thursday, December 27th 2012 - 05:31 UTC

  Unasur observers will attend Paraguay election scheduled for next April

  

  Representatives from Unasur confirmed that they will be present to follow the April 2013 general elections in Paraguay, reported the spokesperson for the country’s Superior Electoral Justice Tribunal, TSJE.

• Monday, December 17th 2012 - 06:50 UTC

  Paraguay’s next government ‘must debate on whether to remain or abandon Mercosur’

  

  Foreign minister Jose Felix Fernandez Estigarribia said that Paraguay needs an open discussion on whether the country should remain or not in Mercosur, particularly since the issue has become extremely divisive. However the discussion must be addressed by the elected government that takes office in August 2013.

• Saturday, December 8th 2012 - 03:59 UTC

  Paraguay rejects Mercosur decisions involving Bolivia and Uruguay

  

  Paraguay rejected the incorporation of Bolivia to Mercosur which took place on Friday at the summit in Brasilia and criticized the fact Uruguay accepted the group’s chair for the next six months skipping Paraguay, currently suspended from the regional organization.

• Thursday, December 6th 2012 - 21:44 UTC

  Mercosur (as Unasur) ratifies the suspension of Paraguay until at least April

  

  Mercosur Foreign ministers announced in Brasilia on Thursday that the suspension of Paraguay from the group stands at least until the coming presidential election on April 2013.

• Wednesday, December 5th 2012 - 19:02 UTC

  Paraguay furious with Brazil for confirming Unasur suspension until August 2013

  

  Paraguay declared “entirely unacceptable” statements from Brazilian Foreign minister Antonio Patriota who said that the April 2013 elections are “only an important step to re-examine” the country’s suspension from Unasur and Mercosur. Patriota’s statement was supported by Argentina.

• Tuesday, December 4th 2012 - 18:34 UTC

  OAS envoy open support for Paraguayan president Franco and electoral process

  

  The head of the Organization of Americas States, OAS electoral observers’ mission said that Federico Franco was the legitimate democratic president of Paraguay committed to holding transparent elections next April, elections which nobody in the world questions.

• Monday, December 3rd 2012 - 04:58 UTC

  Mercosur summit to discuss incorporation of Bolivia and Ecuador as full members

  

  The Mercosur summit which meets this week, December 6/7 in Brasilia is scheduled to debate the incorporation of Ecuador and Bolivia to the regional block which earlier this year, after waiting since 2006 finally integrated Venezuela as full member.

• Saturday, December 1st 2012 - 07:48 UTC

  Parlatino ample support for Paraguayan Congress despite Argentina

  

  The Paraguayan congress was strongly supported at the Latinamerican Parliament, Parlatino, which during the XXVIII ordinary session voted against an Argentine motion to have it suspended.