RED CARPET TREATMENT Taiwan's leader Tsai Ing-wen (left) and Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez walk past an honor guard at the Presidential House in the capital Taipei on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. AP PHOTO
TAIPEI: The outgoing president of Paraguay, whose country is one of Taiwan's few remaining diplomatic allies, spoke of his admiration for the democratic island while on a state visit to Taipei on Thursday.