Tag: Salomon Lerner

• Thursday, November 1st 2012 - 07:15 UTC

  Unasur planning in-situ mission to follow political situation in Paraguay

  

  The special Unasur group for the monitoring and assessment of the political situation in Paraguay will recommend country members naming a mission that evaluates ‘in situ’ the electoral process in the landlocked country.

• Thursday, August 23rd 2012 - 01:59 UTC

  OAS to dispatch mission to accompany and observe Paraguay’s political process

  

  The Organization of American States (OAS) agreed on Wednesday to dispatch of a mission to Paraguay to accompany and observe the electoral process in the country that will conclude with the general elections of April 21, 2013.

• Thursday, August 16th 2012 - 04:52 UTC

  Unasur not after reinstatement of Lugo; wants political dialogue in Paraguay

  

  Unasur (Union of South American Nations) wants to closely accompany the democratic restoration process in Paraguay and is not after the reinstatement of removed president Fernando Lugo, said Peruvian Foreign Affairs minister Rafael Roncagliolo.

• 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.

• Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 23:43 UTC

  Unasur conditions return of Paraguay to democratic, transparent elections

  

  Paraguay must comply with democratic and transparent elections if it pretends to again become a member of the Union of South American Nations, Unasur, said the regional block following meetings on Tuesday held in Lima, Peru.

• Monday, July 23rd 2012 - 09:23 UTC

  Mercosur Review Tribunal rejects Paraguay’s demand against suspension

  

  Mercosur Standing Review Tribunal rejected Paraguay’s demand against its temporary suspension from the trade and integration group and the inclusion of Venezuela as a full member.

• Monday, December 12th 2011 - 20:22 UTC

  Peruvian government ally abandons cabinet fearing ‘militarization’

  

  Former president Alejandro Toledo announced Sunday that his party was leaving Peru's ruling coalition after President Ollanta Humala appointed an ex-army officer as the new prime minister.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2011 - 09:04 UTC

  China becomes Peru’s main trade partner and a leading investor

  

  Peruvian Prime Minister Salomon Lerner said that China’s direct investments in the country would increase between 30% and 40% in the next two years. China became this year Peru’s main trade partner.

• Friday, August 26th 2011 - 02:52 UTC

  Mining companies agree to pay Peru an extra billion dollars annually

  

  Peru has reached an agreement with mining companies that will raise the industry’s annual payments to the government to about one billion dollars, the government said on Thursday, fulfilling a campaign promise by President Ollanta Humala.

• Thursday, July 21st 2011 - 23:57 UTC

  Peruvian president-elect names orthodox pro-business in key cabinet posts

  

  Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala picked more moderates for his Cabinet on Thursday as he tries to reassure investors he will govern as a centrist in one of the world's fastest-growing economies.