U.S.–Paraguay Fact Sheet: Computing Infrastructure, Uranium Investment and Counterterrorism Aid
The U.S. Department of State has released a fact sheet on U.S.–Paraguay cooperation. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau is visiting Paraguay and Argentina from October 19 to 26, and met Paraguayan President Santiago Peña and Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez in Asunción on October 20.
On the economic and technology side, U.S. company Crusoe is partnering with Araico to build high-performance computing infrastructure in Paraguay powered by the Itaipú hydroelectric plant, with the first phase expected online in mid-2027. Uranium Energy Corp will invest $12 million in a uranium concession, and the two countries launched talks on a "123 Agreement" for nuclear cooperation.
On security, the two sides signed an air interdiction assistance agreement; the United States is providing $5.5 million in counterterrorism assistance and stationing a counterterrorism advisor in Asunción for the first time; they signed a letter of intent on the PISCES border management system; bilateral security assistance totals $6.25 million; and the State Department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) is opening its first office in Asunción.
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: Itaipú 水电站大坝。图：Wikimedia Commons「Itaipu Aerea.jpg」，CC BY 2.0 授权。 / Photo: the Itaipú hydroelectric dam. Source: Wikimedia Commons ("Itaipu Aerea.jpg"), CC BY 2.0.
