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Paraguay wants to have a Canadian embassy

By RT Staff Reporters · April 7, 2022 · 1 min read

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Paraguayan government reiterated its interest in having a permanent Canadian diplomatic delegation in the country. The objective is to strengthen commercial ties and everything related to the bilateral agenda.

The intention is to advance a possible free trade agreement between this North American country and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur).

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Euclides Acevedo, held an audience with the Canadian Ambassador to Argentina, Reid Douglas Sirrs, concurrent in Paraguay.

The Paraguayan government reiterated its interest in having a permanent Canadian diplomatic delegation in the country. (Photo: internet reproduction)

On behalf of Paraguay, he expressed to the diplomat the importance of having a Canadian embassy to take advantage of the potential that would result from a closer and more direct relationship between both countries.

On occasion, they also expressed their willingness to advance in the Mercosur-Canada Free Trade Agreement negotiation process, considering that Paraguay currently holds the biannual Pro Tempore Presidency (PPT) of the South American regional bloc.

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