Paraguayan anti-drug prosecutor Marcelo Pecci was shot dead execution-style Tuesday while honeymooning on a Colombian Caribbean island by attackers who fled by sea, police and his widow said.
India Supplied Covaxin to Paraguay to Stave Off China Lure, Claims Taiwan
China had been publicly stating that Paraguay â Taiwan s diplomatic ally â would be able to receive COVID-19 vaccines, if it severed ties with Taiwan, foreign minister Joseph Wu claimed.
A photograph tweeted by S. Jaishankar, showing Covaxin being sent to Paraguay. Photo: Twitter/@DrSJaishankar
New Delhi: India reportedly helped Taiwan maintain relations with its diplomatic ally, Paraguay, by supplying it with Covaxin, at a time when the South American nation was tempted by Chinese offers of a vaccine, Taiwan foreign minister Joseph Wu claimed on Wednesday.
Taiwan has formal diplomatic relations with only 15 countries. As part of the One China policy, Beijing automatically cuts off ties with any nation that recognises Taiwan as a country.