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House Foreign Affairs, Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chair María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) sent a letter to the Biden Administration urging that Paraguay be included in the group of countries that form the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP).
APEP is President Biden’s proposed economic growth framework between the Administration and our partners across Latin America. By not including Paraguay in the network of countries that make up this partnership, the United States is turning our back on a crucial and steadfast ally.
“If APEP is a group of democracies that are friends to the United States, then Paraguay absolutely belongs on that list,” wrote Chairwoman Salazar. “President Biden, please do the right thing and include Paraguay where it belongs – in APEP with America’s friends.”
In the last several decades, the Chinese Communist Party has pushed to establish economic and military dominance over the Americas. Aside from predatory lending and infrastructure projects, the Chinese government is working with our adversaries in Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua to build military and spy installations right in our backyard.
All of South America now only recognizes the People’s Republic of China, except for Paraguay which continues to support Taiwan. Furthermore, Paraguay was only one of 14 countries to stand up for Israel at the United Nations. Paraguay continues to offer the United States and the free and democratic nation of Taiwan its utmost loyalty and commitment to the values we hold dear.
To read the full text of the letter, click HERE.
Congresswoman Salazar represents a vibrant Paraguayan community as the representative for the city of Miami in Congress.
