Yesterday, Uruguayan Foreign Minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa made it clear that Montevideo accepted none of the blame for the uncertainty unleashed by the current impasse. Paraguayan Foreign Minister Eladio Loizaga was in no mood to keep things civil. The arrangement would have each member appoint a coordinator in order for the Mercosur to be extricated from its current crisis. Regardless of the back and forths over the pro tempore presidency, Uruguay has been picked as coordinator for those negotiations as Venezuela is not part of the talks. But despite the efforts, there will be one particularly notable absence — Venezuela has been excluded.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald August 04, 2016 03:22 UTC