Infrastructure as a central pillar of regional integration highlights Peña at the Latin American Forum - .::Agencia IP::.

Asunción, Agencia IP.- The Paraguayan President of the Republic, Santiago Peña, emphasized the importance of promoting sustained investment in infrastructure to drive growth and development, particularly to achieve a more integrated Latin America. «We must continue investing. Investment in infrastructure is a central pillar of regional integration. Latin America remains the least integrated region, and […]

Asunción, Agencia IP.- The Paraguayan President of the Republic, Santiago Peña, emphasized the importance of promoting sustained investment in infrastructure to drive growth and development, particularly to achieve a more integrated Latin America.

«We must continue investing. Investment in infrastructure is a central pillar of regional integration. Latin America remains the least integrated region, and this has a real economic impact,» Peña stated after participating in the opening of the Latin American Infrastructure Forum held today in Asunción.

The Head of State reminded attendees that Latin America was most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic precisely because it is the «least connected region.» He highlighted that investment in infrastructure and political agreements are essential to addressing this situation.

«Mercosur is a tool for integration. We must support these integration tools—bioceanic corridors and integration bridges are part of a long-term vision that will make Latin America more integrated and, consequently, much more developed,» he said.