Tsai to be formally invited to Paraguay president-elect Mario Abdo Benítez’s inauguration on August 15
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/07/17
By: Scott Morgan, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Abdo Benítez on election night in April 2018. (Image courtesy of Mario Abdo Benítez Facebook)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) will be formally invited to attend the inauguration of Paraguay president-elect Mario Abdo Benítez on August 15, reported CNA.
Deputy head of MOFA’s Latin America and Caribbean Department, Chang Chun-fei (張俊菲) said that Paraguay had extended its wish for Tsai to attend the inauguration through oral and written means, during a regular press conference today.
Chang added that an official invitation will be sent by the Paraguayan Embassy in Taiwan this afternoon.
Abdo Benítez of the center-right Colorado Party won the 2018 Paraguayan general election, beating liberal Efraín Alegre on April 22, 2018. [FULL STORY]
