Notícias
The Minister of External Relations to visit Paraguay – Asuncion, January 16, 2014
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Machado, will visit Asuncion on January 16, 2014, following the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay, Ambassador Eladio Loizaga Caballero, to Brasilia on December 11, 2013.
Minister Figueiredo will hold a working meeting with the Minister Loizaga to review the main themes on the bilateral agenda, with emphasis on infrastructure and regional issues, in particular those associated with the preparation for the next meetings of the Common Market Council and the XLVI Summit of Heads of State of MERCOSUR and Associated States, to be held in Caracas.
Bilateral trade between Brazil and Paraguay surpassed the figure of US$ 4 billion in 2013, an increase of approximately 12% over the previous year. Throughout this period, there was also a 14% increase in Brazilian exports and 10% in imports of Paraguayan products, compared to the year 2012.