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Paraguay
A free trade agreement between Singapore and South American economic bloc Mercosur entered into force for the Republic and Paraguay on Feb 1, said Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry.
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña Palacios has called for a renewed push to expand the trade agreement between India and the Mercosur bloc.
During a five-day trip to Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay this week, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis tried to push forward negotiations on a free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
A TIPF is a nonbinding agreement that calls for enhancing economic ties and facilitating cooperative exchanges in various areas. The agreement, however, does not include tariff-free terms like a traditional FTA.
Paraguayan President Santiago Pena is "fully open" to trade deals with China via South American trade bloc Mercosur, despite his country's diplomatic ties with Taiwan.
Uruguay's foreign minister emphasised that the country will work closely with the Vietnamese Embassy to promote stronger and more comprehensive relations between the two countries in the coming time.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Paraguay to strengthen bilateral ties and counter China's regional influence. The visit resulted in signed memorandums on climate change, trade, investment, and space cooperation.
The Brazilian president delivered a message to industrialized nations at a climate summit in Belém, arguing they should ‘pay their part so we can revive part of what was ruined’
Friends of the Earth Europe commissioned a legal analysis of the European Commission's additional environmental protocol which demonstrates that it is a mere greenwash, only offering cosmetic and unenforceable adjustments.
The Paraguay president plans to visit Turkey in March 2020 and sign an agreement for the reciprocal promotion and protection of investments.
