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Paraguay Demands U.S. Ambassador’s Departure Amid Diplomatic Tensions Over Sanctions

IndiaVision Friday, 9 August 2024
Asunción, August 9, 2024 – Paraguay has called for the U.S. ambassador, Marc Ostfield, to leave the country, marking a significant escalation in diplomatic tensions. The move follows Ostfield’s recent statements linking Tabesa, a tobacco company owned by former Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes, to corruption and sanctions imposed by the U.S. Treasury Department. Background The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently imposed sanctions on Cartes, accusing him of engaging in “corrupt activities that undermine democratic institutions in Paraguay.” These sanctions, part of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, also targeted Tabacalera del Este S.A. (Tabesa), a major tobacco company controlled by Cartes. The U.S. alleges that […]

Paraguay Demands U.S. Ambassador’s Departure Amid Diplomatic Tensions Over Sanctions
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