Tag: OAS

• Friday, July 13th 2012 - 23:34 UTC

  Paraguayan presidential hopeful said the country should in no way abandon Mercosur

  

  Horacio Cartes a presidential hopeful from the Paraguayan hegemonic Partido Colorado said that exiting Mercosur would only cause the closure of industries and the loss of thousands of jobs in the country.

• Friday, July 13th 2012 - 07:01 UTC

  Brazil calls OAS to consider Mercosur and Unasur statements on Paraguay

  

  Brazil considers “important” that the Organization of American States, OAS, takes into consideration the decisions from Mercosur and Unasur relative to the suspension of Paraguay from the two regional groupings.

• Thursday, July 12th 2012 - 07:05 UTC

  Washington says Paraguay should not be suspended from OAS and calls for regional unity

  

  Paraguay should not be suspended from the Organization of American States, OAS, despite the removal of President Fernando Lugo, said on Wednesday Roberta Jacobson, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs.

• Tuesday, July 10th 2012 - 23:48 UTC

  OAS report to the Permanent Council does not favour suspending Paraguay

  

  The Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza said that to suspend Paraguay from the OAS “would not contribute to the achievement of our objectives”, governance, the electoral process and institutional normality.

• Tuesday, July 3rd 2012 - 23:52 UTC

  OAS fact-finding mission presents report to Permanent Council next Monday

  

  Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General, José Miguel Insulza concluded on Tuesday his fact-finding visit to Paraguay, where he headed a special mission that included OAS Permanent Representatives from Haiti, Canada; United States; Honduras and Mexico.

• Monday, July 2nd 2012 - 06:00 UTC

  OAS fact-finding mission on the Paraguayan situation arrives in Asuncion

  

  The Paraguayan government named a special committee of military, police and diplomatic officials to help avoid possible incidents of violence when the fact-finding delegation from the Organization of American States, arrives in Asuncion.

• Friday, June 29th 2012 - 06:22 UTC

  Unasur will debate how to remove the group’s presidency from ‘illegitimate’ Paraguay

  

  Besides the Mercosur summit, the Argentine city of Mendoza will also be hosting on Friday an emergency meeting from the Union of South American nations to discuss Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo’s swift removal and replacement by a government which has triggered strong resistance in the continent.

• Thursday, June 28th 2012 - 08:02 UTC

  US will wait for OAS report before deciding on Paraguayan situation

  

  United States strongly supports the Organization of American States Council decision to send a top level delegation to Paraguay headed by Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza, said on Wednesday US State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland during the daily briefing.

• Wednesday, June 27th 2012 - 17:15 UTC

  Paraguay accuses Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay of a new “Triple Alliance”

  

  The new Paraguayan government claimed before the Organization of American States, OAS, that Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay are again involved in a “Triple Alliance” to have the country ousted from the inter-American organization as is happening with Mercosur and Unasur.

• Saturday, June 23rd 2012 - 03:48 UTC

  Franco promises to uphold democracy and honour international agreements

  

  Paraguayan vice-president Federico Franco, 49, was sworn-in on Friday afternoon as president following Fernando Lugo’s impeachment that had him removed in less than two days.