PARAGUAYAN PRESIDENT CUBAS ANSWERS QUESTIONS ON HIS FIRST DAY IN OFFICE.
Newly appointed president of Paraguay, Raul Cubas (R) accompanied by his foreign minister, Dido Florentini (lower left), and unidentified aides, answers a question during a press conference in the Lopez Palace August 16, during his first day in office. Cubas stated that his government will seek a privileged position in the MERCOSUR economic bloc that includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, because of its smaller population and higher poverty rates.
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