    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1999, Book I)]
    [March 24, 1999]
    [Page 450]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the Murder of Vice President Luis Maria Argana of Paraguay
    March 24, 1999

        I want to express the profound sadness of the United States for the
    death earlier yesterday of the Vice President of Paraguay, Luis Maria
    Argana, and offer our condolences to the people of Paraguay and
    especially to the family of Vice President Argana. Vice President Argana
    was shot and killed yesterday by unknown assailants while on his way to
    the office. We strongly condemn this brutal murder, which occurred
    against the backdrop of continued political turmoil in Paraguay. I join
    the President of Paraguay, Cubas Grau, in
    urging all Paraguayans to put aside politics and draw together in the
    interest of all Paraguayans to support the democratic process.