Paraguay

Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo pressed for better terms of trade and economic collaboration with Argentina and Brazil during a December meeting of Mercosur nations in Montevideo. Lugo called on Mercosur partners to pursue greater integration of their energy policies, as well as closer economic collaboration. Paraguay's demands have been the focus of increasing attention in recent months as many believe the Lugo administration is trying to use the pending approval of Venezuela's inclusion in the Mercosur by Paraguay's senate as a bargaining chip to exact greater

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