Paraguayan Foreign Ministry Rubén Ramírez Lescano told Congress Wednesday in Asunción that the government of President Santiago Peña was not against barges sailing through the Paraná Waterway paying toll provided there was a service in return.
According to an agreement signed by Paraguay s National Secretariat of Culture (SNC), the National Administration of Navigation and Ports (ANNP), and First Lady Leticia Ocampos, the Port of Asunción will become the country s most important cultural center, it was reported. The measure also seeks to reconvert and revamp the country capital s historic downtown, it was explained.
Asuncion, Nov 14 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan representatives on the waterway shared with neighboring states will participate from today in a verification of works in progress in that channel linked to the collection of a toll defended by Argentina and rejected by Asuncion.
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