Asunción, Agencia IP.- The Paraguayan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the U.S. Department of State signed a memorandum of understanding last Thursday to cooperate on irregular migration and the implementation of appropriate procedures in the review of protection and asylum applications. The document was signed by Paraguayan Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez, U.S. Secretary of State […]
Asunción, Agencia IP.- The Paraguayan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the U.S. Department of State signed a memorandum of understanding last Thursday to cooperate on irregular migration and the implementation of appropriate procedures in the review of protection and asylum applications.
The document was signed by Paraguayan Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Troy Edgar.
«This agreement is another milestone in what a very strong friendship and alliance between our governments and our peoples is,» said the Secretary of State, reaffirming «the strong ties and bonds of cooperation between the United States and Paraguay.»
Rubio highlighted the «extraordinary ability to work together to prevent something that concerns both countries, which is illegal migration,» and announced that both governments will cooperate on many more issues. «The economic opportunities are enormous,» he stated.
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