SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday accepted an invitation from his Paraguayan counterpart, Santiago Pena, to visit the neighboring country, the Brazilian government said in a statement.
The two Latin American nations pledged to resume the review of Annex C of the Itaipu hydroelectric power plant treaty, the statement said.
The hydroelectric power plant is a binational venture between Brazil and Paraguay.
Negotiations related to the Itaipu plant, initially set to conclude by end-May, were suspended in April following Paraguay’s request for Brazil to clarify an “intelligence action” against its neighbor.
The ongoing investigations into alleged unauthorized activities by Brazilian intelligence agency Abin in relation to Paraguay were a topic of the talks between the two leaders, who “reiterated respect and dialogue”, the statement said.
Earlier on Thursday, Pena said in a post on X that he raised concerns about the case during the meeting with Lula and requested further clarification.
Lula and Pena met in the Brazilian embassy in Buenos Aires during the Mercosur summit.
(Reporting by Isabel Teles, Editing by Natalia Siniawski)
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