Maduro congratulates Peña on his election as president of Paraguay

The President of Venezuela, Nicolas Madurocongratulated this Monday to santiago pena for his election as president of Paraguay, through a telephone conversation, reported the Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Yván Gil, in a statement posted on his Twitter account.

“The Bolivarian Government extends its good wishes to the Republic of Paraguay and renews its readiness and willingness to work constructively and respectfully in favor of the common interests of our nations”reads in the letter.

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Peña, according to the statement, He thanked the conversation and sent the Venezuelan president the determination to “reestablish in the short term” political and diplomatic relations between both countries.

With 99.94% of the tables scrutinized, santiago pena and his formula for the Vice Presidency, Peter Allianaadd up to 1,292,079 votes (42.74%), according to data from the system for the transmission of preliminary electoral results (TREP).

His main contender, the liberal opposition Ephraim Alegrereached, together with his running mate, former minister Soledad Núñez, 830,842 votes (27.48%).

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The current president of Paraguay, Abdo Martinez, It broke off diplomatic relations with Venezuela and announced the closure of its embassy in Caracas in January 2019, after Maduro assumed his second term in office after an electoral process that Asunción branded as “illegitimate.”

In September 2021, the Venezuelan government called on Asunción to “honor the debt” that his country owes to the Caribbean nation, but in May of last year, Martínez replied that “in no way” would he negotiate while Maduro is in power.

Asunción’s debt dates back to 2009, when state-owned Petróleos Paraguayos (Petropar) began buying fuel from its peer, Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).

Source: Elcomercio

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