Uruguay resisted pressures from the administration of former US President George W. Bush to reduce ties with Iran. Uruguay’s Foreign Affairs minister Luis Almagro on a Middle East tour made the revelation during a meeting in Teheran with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to the official Iranian news agency.
“After Bush delivered a speech against Iran in Uruguay, a US delegation visited our country (to pressure over relations with Iran). But despite all efforts and pressure, Uruguay continues to seek the promotion of ties with independent governments and nations like Iran” Almagro was quoted.
Even when Iran is currently the target of criticism from certain Western countries, Uruguay remains interested in trade and cooperation with Teheran, according to Almagro.
President Ahmadinejad was quoted saying that “the future belongs to independent and justice-seeking nations, so the two countries (Iran and Uruguay) will stand by each other forever”.
The two countries should boost cooperation and utilize their great potential to help promote a new world order, emphasized the Iranian leader.
Uruguay’s minister Almagro also had other political meetings among which with the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Chairman Alaeddin Boroujerdi, addes the official release.
Uruguay and Iran have close trade ties since the eighties. Teheran has traditionally purchased Uruguayan rice, wool, lamb and other food products, mostly in exchange for oil.
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Disclaimer & comment rulesYes, even Uruguay will sell its soul to the devil in the search for oil imports.
Apr 19th, 2011 - 07:12 pm 0Dilma has distanced Brasil from Iran, following the Lula years of sycophancy, leaving Uruguay politically exposed.
Time for a tippy-toe strategic withdrawal, I think.
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