Paraguay official sacked after dealings with fictitious country

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 02, 2023 12:04 am

Asuncion: A senior Paraguayan official was fired this week after signing a cooperation memorandum with a country he has since learned does not exist.

Arnaldo Chamorro told reporters Thursday he was dismissed from his job as chief of staff to the agriculture minister after signing the document with purported officials from the 'United States of Kailasa' – presented to him as a South American island.

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