Paraguay says neighbors plotting its diplomatic isolation
Paraguay says neighbors plotting its diplomatic isolation
Paraguay's embattled new government says Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay are plotting against it to widen Paraguay's diplomatic isolation.
Published: June 28, 2012 at 5:19 AM
ASUNCION, Paraguay, June 28 (UPI) -- Paraguay's embattled new government says neighbors Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay are plotting against it to widen Paraguay's diplomatic isolation as punishment for removing Fernando Lugo from the presidency.
Lugo was impeached and stripped of presidency in a vote regional governments and organizations termed a coup.
Latin American economic bloc Mercosur suspended Paraguay and barred its new government from attending this week's summit in Mendoza, Argentina. Lugo, however, will attend the meetings as part of a political message endorsed by several neighboring states and regional organizations.
Lugo found himself pitted against congressional foes after 17 riot deaths, caused when police clashed with squatters in a simmering dispute over unauthorized housing.
Mercosur backed Lugo and a statement from the group condemned his removal as a "legislative, congressional or institutional coup," in which the president was denied time to defend himself against an "express" impeachment vote.
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