巴拉圭呼籲讓委內瑞拉重返南方共同市場貿易集團

9月23日（路透）——巴拉圭總統聖地牙哥・貝尼亞（Santiago Pena）週三在聯合國大會向各國領袖發表演說時，呼籲讓委內瑞拉重新融入南美洲貿易集團南方共同市場（Mercosur）。Sept 23 (Reuters) - Paraguay's President Santiago Pena called for Venezuela's reintegration into the South American trade bloc Mercosur on Wednesday, speaking to world leaders at the UN General Assembly.

委內瑞拉的南方共同市場成員資格已遭無限期停權；該集團由南美洲部分最大經濟體組成，包括巴西、阿根廷、巴拉圭和烏拉圭。Venezuela has been indefinitely suspended as a member of Mercosur, which comprises some of South America's biggest economies, including Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.

智利總統何塞・安東尼奧・卡斯特（Jose Antonio Kast）預定週四在聯合國大會場邊，與委內瑞拉臨時總統德爾西・羅德里格斯（Delcy Rodriguez）會面；智利是該集團準會員國。Chile's President Jose Antonio Kast, whose country is an associate member of the bloc, is scheduled to meet with Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez on the sidelines of the General Assembly on Thursday.

貝尼亞在演說中也表示，他希望看到委內瑞拉實現真正且持久的民主轉型。In his speech, Pena also said he wants to see Venezuela undergo a genuine and lasting democratic transition.

他說：「我們希望這場轉型能帶來健全的制度、安全、繁榮的經濟，以及一個再次融入國際社會的國家；具體而言，就是融入南方共同市場。」"We want a transition with strong institutions, security, a thriving economy, and a nation once again integrated into the international community, and specifically, integrated into Mercosur," he said.

貝尼亞抵達紐約前曾訪問卡拉卡斯，並在巴拉圭因委內瑞拉有爭議的2024年大選而於2025年斷交後，重新開啟對話。Pena visited Caracas before arriving in New York, reopening dialogue after breaking off diplomatic relations in 2025 over Venezuela's disputed 2024 election.

委內瑞拉因未遵守南方共同市場規則，於2017年遭停權；之後，在遭罷黜總統尼古拉斯・馬杜洛（Nicolas Maduro）治下數名反對派人士被拘押後，該集團進一步強硬其立場。Venezuela was suspended from Mercosur in 2017 for failing to comply with the bloc's rules, and the bloc later hardened its stance after the detention of several opposition figures under ousted President Nicolas Maduro.

一名接近巴西總統路易斯・伊納西歐・魯拉・達席爾瓦（Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva）的消息人士表示，儘管巴西對委內瑞拉逐步重新融入該集團持開放態度，但任何讓卡拉卡斯重返該集團的努力，很可能都必須由巴拉圭主導。While Brazil is open to a gradual reintegration of Venezuela into the bloc, any effort to bring Caracas back into the fold would likely have to be led by Paraguay, according to a source close to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

該消息人士表示，委內瑞拉回歸將面臨重大阻礙，因為委內瑞拉必須遵守南方共同市場在貿易與關稅規則方面的要求。The source said Venezuela's return would face significant hurdles, as it would need to comply with Mercosur requirements over trade and tariff rules.

支持台灣SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN

巴拉圭是台灣在南美洲僅存的邦交國，也是全球日益減少的、與台北維持正式外交關係的國家之一。Paraguay is Taiwan's last remaining diplomatic ally in South America and one of a dwindling number of countries worldwide that maintain formal ties with Taipei.

北京主張民主治理的台灣是其領土，並已加大對台灣的軍事與政治壓力；在此之際，貝尼亞利用聯合國演說重申巴拉圭的支持。Pena used his UN address to reaffirm Paraguay's support at a time when Beijing has ramped up military and political pressure on democratically governed Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory.

貝尼亞說：「我今天在此重申，我支持中華民國（台灣）充分且有意義地參與聯合國及其專門機構。台灣能為和平、發展與人權作出具體貢獻。」"I reaffirm here today my support for the full and meaningful participation of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the United Nations and its specialized agencies. Taiwan has concrete contributions to make to peace, development and human rights," Pena said.

（Aida Pelaez-Fernandez與Lisandra Paraguassu採訪報導；Lucinda Elliott與Rosalba O'Brien編輯）(Reporting by Aida Pelaez-Fernandez and Lisandra Paraguassu; Editing by Lucinda Elliott and Rosalba O'Brien)