2023-09-21 15:28:19
The conflict generated by the toll that Argentina charges on the waterway has an increasing impact. This decision directly harms Paraguay, which does not have direct access to the sea, but also caused inconvenience in Brazil, Uruguay and Bolivia.
To talk regarding this topic, Channel E communicated with Andrea Guadalupevice president of the Mercosur Southeast Asia Chamber of Commerce, who expressed that, “The collection of the toll was a unilateral decision by Argentina, where it violates the Waterway Use Treaties”.
Paraguay, the most affected
“It is a very worrying issue because it is a quite serious conflict in the so-called Paraná-Paraguay Waterway, which is the most important navigation route in the eastern region.”he explained Guadalupe. And he added: “It covers some 3,400 kilometers in length and is regularly used by Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay and Argentina.”.
According to GuadalupeParaguay is the most affected because they have no access to the sea and they also represent the third largest fleet of barges in the world. “They have 2,500 barges, invested more than 3,000 million dollars in the last 10 years and generates 5,000 direct jobs and 30 thousand indirect jobs.”he added.
For the interviewee, agricultural products, iron minerals, leaves for food pass through there. “It is a very important trade fundamentally for what Mercosur is.”he added.
“Paraguay is like a prisoner of the waterway, so any toll collection is tremendous in terms of costs and significance.“, he opined Guadalupe. And he continued: “It has been many years since we have seen a conflict of this magnitude and the consequences it has for diplomacy and the management of Mercosur.”.
The Yaciretá energy retreat
In the last hours, Paraguay decided that it will withdraw 100% of the energy that belongs to it from Yaciretá and will stop sending energy to our country. To conclude and with respect to this decision, and how it will impact daily life, Guadalupe He maintained that, “Sometimes in Argentina it is necessary to import energy, because it is a much larger and consuming country. For the moment, it would have no consequences for Argentina but we will have to see when summer approaches.”.
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