"A new Paraguay." (Paraguay president's commitment to progress) (OAS)THE PRESIDENT OF PARAGUAY, Juan Carlos Wasmosy Juan Carlos Wasmosy Monti (born December 15, 1938) was the President of Paraguay from 1993 until 1998. He was a member of the Colorado Party. Born in Asunción, Paraguay, Wasmosy trained as a civil engineer and became head of the Paraguayan consortium working on the Itaipu , reaffirmed before the Organization of American States Organization of American States (OAS), international organization, created Apr. 30, 1948, at Bogotá, Colombia, by agreement of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, (OAS OAS See: Option adjusted spread ) his commitment to construct "a new Paraguay," where consolidation of democracy will be joined by the introduction of sustainable development Sustainable development is a socio-ecological process characterized by the fulfilment of human needs while maintaining the quality of the natural environment indefinitely. The linkage between environment and development was globally recognized in 1980, when the International Union and an emphasis on social programs, and asked for regional solidarity to carry out his plans. The visiting President praised the efforts of the regional organization, and particularly of Secretary General Joao Clemente Baena Soares, to promote and help preserve democracy in the Hemisphere hemisphere /hemi·sphere/ (hem´i-sfer) half of a spherical or roughly spherical structure or organ. cerebellar hemisphere either of two lobes of the cerebellum lateral to the vermis. . He conveyed the appreciation of the Paraguayan government and people for the OAS electoral observation during the process that concluded in May 1993, with his election as the new president of the South American nation. He told the OAS ambassadors and permanent observers that since he took office last August "our objective is to construct a new Paraguay." President Wasmosy was accompanied on his visit last September 30 by the Paraguayan Foreign Minister, Diogenes Martinez, and was welcomed by the then Chairman of the Permanent Council, Ambassador Blasco Penaherrera, of Ecuador; by the Paraguayan Ambassador to the OAS, Ruben Melgarejo Lanzoni, and by Secretary General Baena Soares. |
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