Paraguay's new president calls his country, Taiwan "brothers"

Paraguay's President Santiago Pena on Tuesday underscored his country's strong relationship with Taiwan by warmly referring to them as "brothers" in his inauguration speech in the capital Asuncion, Taiwanese media reported.Taiwan Vice President Lai Ching-te was in attendance as Pena was sworn in. Paraguay is Taiwan's only remaining ally in South America and one of only 13 countries that still maintain formal diplomatic relations with the self-ruled democratic island.During the ceremony, Lai shook hands with U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and spoke briefly, according to the media report…READ FULL ARTICLE