Venezuela Not Invited For Paraguay's Pres Inauguration

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff officially confirmed her attendance to the inauguration ceremony of Paraguayan president-elect Horacio Cartes on Aug 15, according to the Transmission Committee that is coordinating the event.

Other Latin Mercosur bloc presidents have still to confirm but what is certain is that Paraguay has not extended an invitation of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro who is currently pro tempore president of Mercosur.

"Chilean president Sebastian Pinera, Taiwan president Dr Ma Ying-jeou and the Prince of Asturias and heir to the Spanish crown have confirmed their attendance," said Ambassador Federico Gonzalez, head of the transmission committee.

The Brazilian president together with her Argentine peer Cristina Fernandez proposed and implemented the suspension of Paraguay from Mercosur in June 2012, until the next presidential election, to 'punish' Paraguay for having removed following political impeachment (for incompetence in the post) and according to the local constitution, Fernando Lugo, and had him replaced by Federico Franco.

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