Tag: Paraguay

Monday, February 24th 2014 - 04:49 UTC
Venezuelan situation could delay the Mercosur summit scheduled for March

The Mercosur summit is still scheduled for March but given the current situation in Venezuela, host of the event, “there could be another delay” admitted Paraguay's Foreign minister Eladio Loizaga, who added that there are permanent contacts between members countries to try and avoid another scenario.
Friday, February 14th 2014 - 21:36 UTC
Mercosur summit could take place in March, say Paraguay/Venezuela ministers

The much delayed Mercosur summit, originally scheduled for last December could take place in March, according to Paraguay's foreign minister Eladio Loizaga who this week visited his Venezuelan peer Elías Jaua. Venezuela currently holds the Mercosur rotating chair and will be hosting the event when (and if) it finally takes place.
Tuesday, February 11th 2014 - 08:38 UTC
Paraguay and Venezuela to discuss Mercosur summit delays and oil

Mercosur summit delays and oil are two of the main issues the Paraguayan foreign minister Eladio Loizaga will address with his Venezuelan peer Elias Jaua, when he travels on Thursday to Caracas. Formally the event is a diplomatic reciprocity for Jaua's visit to Paraguay last 9 October, when the two countries re-established full relations.
Tuesday, February 11th 2014 - 07:53 UTC
Paraguay concerned with Argentine plans to move nuclear facilities to border area

Paraguay has instructed its ambassador in Buenos Aires to collect information on Argentina's plans to set up an uranium processing plant in the northern province of Formosa, neighboring with the land-locked country.
Monday, February 3rd 2014 - 19:34 UTC
Mercosur still waiting to agree on a date for the much delayed summit

Mercosur through its pro-tempore presidency under Venezuela is involved in a round of contacts to agree on the group's much delayed XLVI summit which has been postponed because of problems with 'presidents' agenda', revealed Paraguayan foreign minister Eladio Loizaga.
Friday, January 17th 2014 - 06:22 UTC
Mercosur summit suspended for the third time: mid February could be next date

Mercosur president’s summit was suspended on Thursday for the third time, due to agenda incompatibilities, Paraguay’s Foreign Minister Eladio Loizaga confirmed in Asunción. Earlier in the day, Loizaga met with Brazilian Foreign minister Luiz Alberto Figuereido. The meeting was going to take place in Caracas, on January 31.
Tuesday, January 14th 2014 - 07:32 UTC
Mercosur and EU to exchange tariff reduction proposals in early February

Paraguay's Foreign minister Eladio Loizaga said on Monday that at the latest in early February Mercosur and the European Union would be exchanging their tariff reduction proposals for the much delayed free trade agreement. The deadline originally was December but it was delayed on request from Brussels.
Monday, January 13th 2014 - 07:09 UTC
Paraguay plans to climb from eighth to world's fifth exporter of beef by 2018

One of Paraguay's priorities is to make the country the world's fifth exporter of beef by 2018, according to Industry and Trade minister Gustavo Leite. The land locked member of Mercosur currently holds the eighth position.
Thursday, December 26th 2013 - 07:43 UTC
Trickle-down economics in one of South America’s poorest countries, Paraguay

The Economist has dedicated an article to the recently inaugurated Paraguayan president Horacio Cartes, and his attempts to improve the living conditions of the majority of a population which is poor in a country rich in agriculture and energy.
Tuesday, November 26th 2013 - 20:27 UTC
EU/US/UK ambassadors openly support Paraguayan prosecutors investigating corruption and abuse in Congress

The United States, European Union and UK ambassadors in Asuncion openly expressed their support for Paraguay prosecutors that have been threatened by members of Congress because they insist in investigating lawmakers that are allegedly involved in corruption cases.