Paraguay opens its first embassy in Turkey

By Ahmet Furkan Mercan and Gozde Bayar</p> <p>ANKARA (AA) – Paraguay on Thursday opened its first embassy in Turkey’s capital Ankara.</p> <p>The opening ceremony was attended by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Paraguayan counterpart Luis Alberto Castiglioni.</p> <p>“W/opening of our Emb. In Asuncion in Nov.2018 &amp; Paraguayan Emb. In Ankara today, our relations started in 1953 enter a new period,” Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Twitter.</p> <p>Cavusoglu stressed bilateral relations between Turkey and Paraguay in the opening ceremony.</p> <p>He hailed the efforts on increasing economic and commercial relations with Paraguay after President Mario Abdo Benitez came to power.</p> <p>He also added that Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due to pay an official visit to Paraguay in December.</p> <p>Castiglioni, for his part, said the relations between the two countries constitute a great potential.</p> <p>“As of today, Turkey and Paraguay will always get closer to each other,” he added.</p> <p>The Paraguay foreign minister said diplomatic relations between the countries have remained successful for 65 years.</p> <p>He also sent his kindest regards to Erdogan and the people of Turkey.