Paraguay: Bust of Mahatma Gandhi unveiled

August 22, 2022

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Paraguay during his first official visit to South America.

He also praised the decision of Asuncion Municipality to put the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the main bank of the city. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is on an official visit to Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina from 22-27 August.
Along with this External Affairs Minister inaugurated the premises of the newly opened Indian Embassy which started functioning in January 2022 in Paraguay.
During his visit to Paraguay he also visited the historic Casa de la Independencia from where the South American country’s Independence movement started more than two centuries ago.