Tag: Mercosur Summit - Mendoza

• 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.

• 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.

• Tuesday, August 28th 2012 - 06:24 UTC

  OAS mission in Paraguay to follow electoral process and political conditions

  

  The OAS, Organization of American States, cabinet chief and head of political affairs are expected in Paraguay to continue with the organization’s mandate of establishing an electoral committee and helping with the process of strengthening democracy in the country.

• Friday, August 24th 2012 - 06:18 UTC

  Paraguayan Senate defies Mercosur: votes against Venezuela’s incorporation

  

  The Paraguayan Senate, at the heart of serious regional diplomatic dispute, voted by a solid majority against the incorporation of Venezuela as full member of Mercosur. Thirty one Senators rejected the Venezuelan Protocol of Adhesion, three supported it and eleven left the floor before the vote was taken.

• 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 23rd 2012 - 00:58 UTC

  Chavez pledges 130bn investment to boost oil production to 6 million bpd by 2019

  

  Some 130 billion dollars will be invested in Venezuela's Orinoco Oil Belt between 2013 and 2019 to boost national production from 3 million barrels per day to 6 million bpd, President Hugo Chavez announced on Tuesday evening.

• 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.

• Wednesday, August 15th 2012 - 09:32 UTC

  Mujica support falls to 39%; pot and Mercosur sanctions on Paraguay weighed

  

  Uruguayan president Jose Mujica approval plummeted to 39% in July, the lowest since taking office among other reasons for his plan to de-criminalize marihuana and his handling of the controversy with Argentina, according to the latest public opinion poll made public this week.

• Monday, August 6th 2012 - 08:07 UTC

  Ex-president says inclusion of Venezuela in Mercosur is “favourable for Uruguay”

  

  Former president Jorge Batlle (2000/2005) said that the inclusion of Venezuela in Mercosur “is favourable for Uruguay” but at the same time insisted it was “wrongly done” for not having taken into account Paraguay’s opposition currently suspended as member of the regional block.