At a meeting in New York with Santiago Peña and the presidents of Panama and Bolivia, Benjamin Netanyahu invited the three leaders to join the initiative or alliance established between Israel and Argentina in April 2026 and support a U.S. initiative calling on countries to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC), which issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant over alleged crimes related to Gaza.
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Rubén Ramírez Lezcano said Andy Rivas is his friend but has no contract with the government, although he had direct access to authorities, joined official delegations abroad, appeared as an adviser at the Latino Inaugural Ball, lobbied for the foreign minister’s OAS candidacy and is being investigated by Congress at the request of lawmaker Espínola, while reports link him to Fernando or Sebastián Cerimedo, who is associated with right-wing campaigns, La Derecha Diario and “bot farms”.
Economist Gladys Benegas proposes expanding the review of Paraguay’s Fiscal Responsibility Law to measure unexecuted spending, the cost of idle public liquidity and returns on financial investments, citing Argentine funds with low execution and resources invested in Treasury securities.
President Javier Milei's government has regulated restrictions on access to Argentine public healthcare for foreigners without permanent residency, who must now pay for non-urgent care except in emergency cases.
President Santiago Peña publicly expressed his support for Vice President Pedro Alliana for the 2028 elections during an inspection of the expansion works at the Yacyretá hydroelectric plant. Meanwhile, the president of the PLRA, Alcides Riveros, announced that the party will cut off financial transfers to allies from a third political force in the municipal elections, allocating resources only to liberal candidates.
The foreign ministers of Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia signed the formal reactivation of the Urupabol integration mechanism in Asunción, which aims to strengthen political coordination and cooperation in areas such as infrastructure and trade.
The Mercosur Summit kicked off in Luque with a focus on the trade agreement with the European Union and negotiations over the Itaipú energy tariff.
Paraguay's Congress will hold a joint session on Tuesday, June 30, to receive the president of Chile, José Antonio Kast, with protocol honors on the occasion of the Mercosur Heads of State Summit.
The rise in prices in Argentina, driven by President Javier Milei's economic normalization measures, has significantly reduced the flow of Paraguayan shoppers to Clorinda, reversing a commercial dynamic that for decades had favored cross-border shopping tourism.
Paraguay has stepped up immigration controls and international cooperation after an Argentine case exposed an alleged Russian-linked influence network, though authorities have not confirmed whether any suspects or Russian nationals were actually identified or turned away at the border.