Top diplomat Eli Cohen meets with Santiago Peña at inauguration, says he accepted invitation to visit; Israel to reopen mission in Asunción five years after closing it in protest

Israel shuttered its Asuncion mission last year warning of 'strained' ties over Paraguayan backtrack on Jerusalem embassy move; Amb. Yoed Magen to work from neighboring Argentina

Asuncion blacklists military wings of Iran-backed organizations along with Islamic State, al-Qaeda