{"id":19907,"date":"2012-07-02T12:01:45","date_gmt":"2012-07-02T11:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=19907"},"modified":"2012-07-02T12:01:45","modified_gmt":"2012-07-02T11:01:45","slug":"mercosur-suspends-paraguay-from-trade-bloc-over-lugo-ouster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2012\/07\/mercosur-suspends-paraguay-from-trade-bloc-over-lugo-ouster\/","title":{"rendered":"MERCOSUR Suspends Paraguay from Trade Bloc over Lugo Ouster"},"content":{"rendered":"

South American foreign ministers have suspended Paraguay from the regional trade bloc, Mercosur, over last week\u2019s ouster of former President Fernando Lugo. <\/em><\/p>\n

However, the bloc stopped short of imposing economic sanctions on Paraguay, which is one of the four founding members of the Mercosur bloc, along with Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.<\/p>\n

Paraguay was banned from this week\u2019s summit held in Mendoza, Argenita, as the regional leaders considered the removal of the country\u2019s first left-wing president as a parliamentary coup.<\/p>\n

“Through a unanimous decision by Mercosur’s permanent and associate members, it has been decided– because of the events that occurred last Friday– to suspend Paraguay\u2019s participation in this presidential summit,” Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman said on Friday at a news conference.<\/p>\n

Last week Paraguay’s Senate removed Lugo from office after a five-hour impeachment trial. He was accused of mishandling an armed clash over a land dispute in which seven police officers and ten landless farmers were killed on June 15.<\/p>\n

Lugo was immediately replaced by his pro-US deputy, Federico Franco. The move has prompted harsh criticism inside the country and among its neighboring nations.<\/p>\n

South American officials said that the suspension of Paraguay will stand until \u201cdemocracy is fully restored\u201d to the country.<\/p>\n

Bolivian President Evo Morales voiced his concerns over what happened in Paraguay, saying that his country will not \u201crecognize a dictatorship in paraguay.”<\/p>\n

Several South American nations have recalled their ambassadors from Paraguay’s capital Asuncion, permanently or for consultation, in a bid to show their opposition to the dismissal of a democratically elected president.<\/p>\n

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