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Montevideo, April 1st 2025 - 10:42 UTC

Tag: Santiago Peña

  • Monday, January 6th 2025 - 22:00 UTC

    Paraguay recognizes Edmundo González Urrutia as President-elect and breaks diplomatic ties with Caracas

    Paraguay gave Venezuela's diplomatic mission 48 hours to leave the country

    The Paraguayan Government of President Santiago Peña Monday announced it was recognizing Edmundo González Urrutia of the opposition Unitarian Democratic Platform (PUD) as the legitimate winner of the July 28, 2024, elections in Venezuela, which prompted a diplomatic breakup with Nicolás Maduro's regime.

  • Monday, January 6th 2025 - 10:45 UTC

    González Urrutia recalls that his inauguration would make him commander-in-chief of Venezuela's armed forces

    The retired diplomat is meeting US President Joseph Biden on Monday

    Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia who insists he won the controversial July 28 elections and will be sworn in next Friday in Caracas warned his country's armed forces that, as of that day, he will become their “commander in chief.” As such, he demanded absolute loyalty, which has nonetheless been pledged to the incumbent Nicolás Maduro.

  • Friday, December 27th 2024 - 09:55 UTC

    Paraguay passes tougher law on child abuse

    “Violence against our children will not be tolerated under any circumstances,” Peña underlined

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña signed into law Thursday a new bill providing for harsher jail penalties for sexual abusers of children and adolescents to protect the integrity of victims, it was explained.

  • Thursday, December 26th 2024 - 10:09 UTC

    Paraguay: Peña backs official who cut ties with DEA and backtracked

    “We are in communication with Trump's transition team,” Peña stressed

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña insisted that Jalil Rachid should not resign as head of the National Anti-Drug Secretariat (Senad) despite sending a note to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) stopping all cooperation and then recanting after finding out an agreement dating back to 2022 was in force.

  • Thursday, December 19th 2024 - 10:35 UTC

    Paraguay backtracks on DEA cooperation breakup

    Cibar Benítez admitted that the 2022 agreement had been overlooked

    The Paraguayan Government of President Santiago Peña reversed its decision to stop all cooperation with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Wednesday, citing an agreement signed in 2022 during Mario Abdo Benítez's administration, of which nobody seemed to have been aware.

  • Wednesday, December 18th 2024 - 09:52 UTC

    Paraguayan President discusses energy and business with Chubut Governor

    Torres and Peña met at the latter's Presidential residence in Asunción

    Paraguay's President Santiago Peña met Tuesday with Ignacio Torres, Governor of the Argentine Patagonian Province of Chubut, at the Mburuvicha Roga Residence in Asunción to discuss bilateral issues. The Argentine official also held encounters with local businessmen.

  • Friday, December 13th 2024 - 22:36 UTC

    Hamas wants Paraguayan Embassy out of Jerusalem

    Peña underlined that Israel was Paraguay's “sister nation”

    The terrorist organization Hamas Friday demanded Paraguay once again relocate the Embassy in Jerusalem to Tel Aviv after Thursday's reopening. “We call on the Paraguayan government to reverse this decision, and to side with the values of humanity, justice, and legality, and support our oppressed people,” the Islamist group said. Hamas also considers the embassy move a “violation” of the right of Palestinians to their land and a violation of UN resolutions recognizing East Jerusalem as Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory.

  • Thursday, December 12th 2024 - 08:54 UTC

    Peña announces reopening of Paraguay's Embassy in Jerusalem

    “We understand very well what is currently happening here,” Peña said

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña Wednesday told Israel's Parliament (known as the Knesset) in Tel Aviv that his government's decision to relocate the Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem meant that the South American country “will not abandon Israel.” Peña plans to reopen the building on Thursday.

  • Wednesday, December 4th 2024 - 07:06 UTC

    Paraguay: Anti-corruption bill signed into law

    “Today we take a step that will make a difference in our path towards a more integral and just Paraguay,” said Peña

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña Tuesday signed into law the so-called “National Regime of Integrity, Transparency and Prevention of Corruption of the Republic of Paraguay” during a ceremony in Asunción attended by dignitaries of the other two branches of Government.

  • Tuesday, December 3rd 2024 - 10:33 UTC

    What will the Mercosur summit discuss?

    As Uruguay prepares to hand over Mercosur’s pro tempore presidency to Argentina, this summit could define the bloc’s path forward amid global trade uncertainties

    Montevideo will host the XLV Mercosur Summit on 5-6 December, bringing together South American leaders to discuss pressing regional issues. Outgoing Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou will chair the meeting, along with Argentina's Javier Milei, Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Paraguay's Santiago Peña. Uruguay's President-elect Yamandú Orsi will also attend.