Reconfirming that his country would be relocating its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in a July 17 speech, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña underscored that “Paraguay has always been a great friend of Israel, we always say that it fills us with pride to have been the decisive vote for the creation of that State, a fact that has deeply marked our relations.”
He added, “It is hard to believe that two countries so geographically far away can be so close in the hearts of their peoples.”
Washington should make a note of that.
Certainly, from the standpoint of the United States, Paraguay has been playing a notable role on the foreign policy front.
For years, it has maintained constructive relationships with Israel and Taiwan, two important allies of the United States.
In 2019, Paraguay officially recognized the military wings of the…
