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Argentina and Paraguay Sign Judicial Cooperation Agreements
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Argentina and Paraguay Sign Judicial Cooperation Agreements

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Argentina and Paraguay signed two judicial-cooperation agreements in Buenos Aires.
  • One treaty covers the recognition and enforcement of court judgments, while the other addresses the international return of children and safe returns.
  • The agreements are intended to reduce procedural obstacles and speed coordination between the countries’ courts.

Argentina and Paraguay signed two agreements in Buenos Aires aimed at making cross-border legal cases faster and more predictable.

Foreign ministers Pablo Quirno of Argentina and Rubén Ramírez Lezcano of Paraguay signed a treaty on legal assistance for the recognition and enforcement of court judgments. Argentina’s Foreign Ministry said the agreement would improve access to justice in cross-border cases and reduce procedural obstacles.

effective access to justice in cross-border contexts, reduce procedural obstacles and ensure more agile responses

— Argentina’s Foreign MinistryDescribing the expected benefits of the treaty on court judgments.

The countries also signed a treaty on the international return of children and safe returns to their country of origin. Argentine authorities said it would provide faster and more coordinated responses when children are abducted or taken across borders.

provide faster, more predictable and coordinated responses between the justice systems of both countries in situations involving the abduction or international transfer of children, placing children at the center of the issue

— Argentine authoritiesExplaining the purpose of the treaty on the international return of children.

Quirno said he also discussed bilateral relations with Ramírez Lezcano and the promotion of a more dynamic and outward-looking Mercosur. Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay founded the regional bloc in 1991.

Paraguay’s Foreign Ministry described the agreements as another step in strengthening bilateral cooperation and developing legal tools that respond effectively to citizens’ needs.

The signing of both instruments represents a new step in strengthening bilateral cooperation between Paraguay and Argentina and reaffirms both countries’ willingness to continue developing legal tools that respond effectively to the needs of their citizens.

— Paraguay’s Foreign MinistryAssessing the broader importance of the two agreements.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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