View of the entrance of the hotel where take part the XLIII Mercosur and Unasur ministerial and presidential summit in Mendoza, Argentina on June 27, 2012.
A summit of the Mercosur trade bloc began today in Mendoza province where South American leaders are expected to discuss the political situation in Paraguay, after President Fernando Lugo was ousted.
The summit began with a meeting among Mercosur’s foreign ministers at which Paraguayan envoy Ignacio Mendoza Unzain was denied access.
Franco’s administration has been banned from attending the summit, which also groups Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, and many countries have called back their ambassadors permanently or for consultations.
Officials say Paraguay could be suspended from Mercosur and the UNASUR group of South American nations, which plans to hold an emergency meeting tomorrow to discuss the matter on the sidelines of the Mercosur summit.
buenosairesherald.com