President of Paraguay thanked his counterpart from Uruguay for help in the pandemic

The President of Paraguay Mario Abdo Benítez thanked the President of Uruguay Luis Lacalle Pou for his help during the most delicate moment of the pandemic and awarded him this Sunday with the highest official distinction, the Necklace of Marshal Francisco Solano López.

“His gesture was very important for us”, express belly when placing the medal to the Uruguayan ruler who is visiting Paraguay since Friday night.

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Lacalle Pou attended the official acts for the 211th anniversary of the National Independence.

The President The Paraguayan highlighted that with the Lacalle government, his country managed to advance in several integration and complementarity processes.

belly said Paraguay wants to deepen agreements to expand the use of Uruguayan overseas ports. “We want to go even further to have more presence on the Uruguayan coast.”

On the other hand, he emphasized the large number of Uruguayan investors that welcomes Paraguay in recent years.

“We have more than 1,800,000 hectares, mainly in the Chaco, of Uruguayan producers installed and contributing to the development of our country. More than 500,000 head of cattle are part of the investment of Uruguayans who have come to workr”, highlighted the president.

Marcelo Pecci was married to the Paraguayan journalist Claudia Aguilera. (Instagram / Claudia Aguilera./)

Lacalle remarked that “there are great coincidences and also some nuances” in the exchange between the two countries and celebrated the election of his compatriots for Paraguay to invest and live.

The President The Uruguayan highlighted that there are offers of Paraguayan meat in its gondolas and declared its approval for the Paraguayan decision to develop its commercial traffic through its ports in the Atlantic.

“It will generate a very important synergy”, he emphasized.

As on other occasions, Lacalle reiterated his government’s decision to open up to the world and stressed that Paraguay encourages you in that regard.

“In Mercosur we are giving some modernization lessons”, stressed the head of state.

Source: Elcomercio