Economic alliance Mercosur rejects Zelensky's participation in the summit

The South American economic alliance Mercosur has refused to allow Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy to give a guest speech at its summit in Paraguay.

There was no consensus among the member states, said Paraguay's Deputy Foreign Minister Raúl Cano at a press conference, as the Paraguayan news agency IP reported on Wednesday (local time). Cano explained: 

"Under these circumstances, there are no prerequisites for being able to speak to the President of Ukraine as Mercosur."

Paraguayan Foreign Minister Julio César Arriola informed the Ukrainian ambassador.

Cano stressed that the Mercosur member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay make their decisions unanimously.

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