(17 Jul 2024)
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Asunción, Paraguay – 17 July 2024
1. Chilean President Gabriel Boric entering the Government Palace of Paraguay
2. Paraguay’s President Santiago Peña shakes hands with Boric
3. Presidents enter conference room
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Santiago Peña, President of Paraguay:
"The Bioceanic Corridor, as you know, is a central issue on our agenda that we discussed extensively during the visit. The potential for trade and regional integration stands out for both Paraguay and Chile. This infrastructure will strengthen the economy and political relations by connecting the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific."
5. Presidents listening to questions
6. Soldier with shield
7. People walking in Asunción
8. Herb seller crushing plants
9. Presidents at conference
10. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Gabriel Boric, President of Chile:
"Ports in Latin America are used to export drugs to another continent, in particular to Europe, the port of Antwerp, Belgium. In order to stop and control these crimes, we must work together."
11. Peña and Boric at conference
12. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Gabriel Boric, President of Chile:
"We are going to find criminals wherever they are, and there will be no truce in this. They may try to hide, they may try to go underground, they may cross borders but we will stop them and pursue them. They are going to have to face justice and the rule of law, and the countries of Latin America have to work together, and societies have to be united for this. That is why it is important that something like the Bioceanic Corridor, where Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Chile participate, becomes safe."
13. Peña and Boric leave conference room
14. Flag of Paraguay
15. Workers eating in Asunción
16. Buildings in Asunción
STORYLINE:
Paraguay’s President Santiago Peña met his Chilean counterpart Gabriel Boric in Asunción on Wednesday.
One of the central topics the two presidents discussed was the Bioceanic Corridor – a project that plans to connect Brazil to northern Chile through roads, railways, airports and ports.
During their joint news conference, Boric said they also talked about the need to work together to stop the shipment of drugs from Latin America to Europe.
His comments come the day after Paraguay’s biggest ever seizure of cocaine, when four tonnes were found inside a shipment destined for Belgium, which he referred to during the news confernece.
AP Video shot by Emilio Sanabria
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