“Except for Malvinas, we have a very good dialogue with the UK”, says Almagro
Leaving aside the current diplomatic situation with the UK because of the Uruguayan government decision to bar Malvinas’ flagged vessels from local ports, “we have a very good dialogue with Great Britain” said Uruguayan Foreign Affairs minister Luis Almagro.
“There is a very specific issue with separates us and that is the Malvinas question, but this was not invented by President (Jose Mujica) and Minister Almagro, it has always been the country’s position”, said Almagro in an interview published Monday with the government newspaper La Republica.
Almagro admitted that the Uruguayan government was well aware the decision was not going to amuse the UK, “we expected a statement and they have acted with most respect, correctly and dialogue instances remain open. There is no diplomatic cataclysm”.
However the Uruguayan top official warned about the intention of certain groups “to present this situation (barring Falklands’ vessels from the port of Montevideo) as an alignment with Argentine policy, and this is mere nonsense, a superficial comment which lacks complete political criteria and honestly, it leaves me perplexed”, adding that the Uruguayan position has been supported and endorsed by all countries members of Unasur and Mercosur.
Regarding the Uruguayan opposition criticisms Almagro said he has “no inconveniences with the positions expressed publicly by the leaders of the opposition”, but warned of the existence of miniscule groups that want to present all this as an ‘anti-Argentine feeling’.
“I can’t be affected by those remarks, some might say stupidities, but I have to continue working and building, day after day”, underlined Almagro.
The Foreign Minister revealed that the complementary measures in support for Argentina’s Falklands’ sovereignty claim was agreed at the Anchorena summit in June 2010 when the presidents of Uruguay and Argentina, Jose Mujica and Cristina Fernandez met at the Uruguayan presidency camp residence.
“If you look over the twenty odd points of the Anchorena summit’s agenda you will see that most referred to issues of importance for Uruguay, except Malvinas and some other minor issues which were of interest to Argentina”, said Almagro.
Finally in reference to the frustrated attempt, sponsored by President Mujica, to have Venezuela fully incorporated to Mercosur, Almagro said that at the summit there was no intention of ruling over the Paraguayan congress that rejects the full membership of Venezuela as long as Hugo Chavez is president, whom they accuse of persecuting political opponents and limiting freedom of expression and freedom of the pres.
“That was not our intention because the political tempos must be respected. It is more important the coordinated action of all countries to reach the full membership of Venezuela than an intermediate solution” said Almagro.
Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo who approved the full membership of Venezuela to Mercosur and openly supports it, however has lost control of Congress and has been unable to have the bill presented. Furthermore the Senate warned that Lugo would be exposed to impeachment if he backed any Mercosur resolution by-passing the Paraguayan Senate.
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Malvinas,Australia,Canada,N.Zealand,Wales,Scotland,N.Ireland
and some other Carribean Islands.
The idea of a Constitutional Monarchy, Constitutional Overseas Territory, or legal Act of Union, are concepts beyond his feeble mind, even when these systems are true democracy and without the flaws of his own myopic society.
What a plonker.
You're such an hard man Kipling, lets hope you're the first one over the top, there's one with your name on it somewhere.
As for Foreign Minister Almagro. Try to get a backbone and some balls, boy. You lot did OK over the Admiral Graf Spee. Try to remember what your grandfathers were capable of!
Did Brittania Island narrow for you . ! .
However, in the meantime, shut the fcuk up retard.
You are friend of whose ? of occupier protestors ? of general strikers ?
any oppotunities in South Atlantic territory.
Hi eddie
So sorry but I've tried to follow the comments that you've made but just like kipling you both post UNREADABLE SHITE which are hardly worth replying too.
Good luck with your English lessons!!!!
Long Live the Falklands.
but, the Malvinas Penguins understand our English.
Long Live Penguins
Yes the Falklands Penguins only understand English!!!
Long Live the Falklands.
I don't guess Malvinas Sheeps understand English.
Long Live Sheeps.
Good Falkland Sheep, I suppose the argentines are now jealous of these Happy Woolly Critters who are Loyal to the Crown and worship the Queen as there God!!!!
May the Ram go with you!!!!
Long Live the Falklands.
“What a plonker, he has difficulty understanding the idea of any system of Government beyond his own myopic Republic and flawed democracy. The idea of a Constitutional Monarchy, Constitutional Overseas Territory, or legal Act of Union, are concepts beyond his feeble mind, even when these systems are true democracy and without the flaws of his own myopic society. What a plonker.”
So do you get to vote for the Queen?
Or how about the House Of Lords? - the only country in the western world that has an entirely unelected and HEREDITORY upper house of Parliament that can legally stop the process of the lower and ELECTED house.......
outside of Africa lol.
And we do vote for the Queen - when we stop approving, the British tend to indulge in regicide! Can't get a clearer vote than that. When we get rid of a HEAD of State, we really get rid of a HEAD of State :-)
URUGUAY GOVERNMENT, YOU'RE DOING THE WRONG THING, YOU'RE CONTRIBUTING WITH YOUR ACTIONS TO SUPPORT THIS NUTS WE HAVE IN THE GOVERNMENT. THIS WILL COST YOU, UNFORTUNATELY. NEVER SUPPORT AN *SSWIPE LIKE CRISTINA DE KIRCHNER, THAT MEANS LOSSES TO YOU. YOU CAN'T SEE IT NOW, BUT THIS WILL NOT MAKE ANY GOOD TO YOUR COUNTRY IN THE NOT SO LONG TERM, YOU'LL SEE.
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/22/young-europeans-emigrate-argentina-jobs
Young British move to Argentina for better life.
They are all agents of MI6, ask geo!
”“to present this situation (barring Falklands’ vessels from the port of Montevideo) as an alignment with Argentine policy, and this is mere nonsense, a superficial comment which lacks complete political criteria and honestly, it leaves me perplexed””
I think we have the nub of the Problem in Uruguay. If they do not understand that by aligning themselves with a bunch of wanabee gangsters and thugs as they clearly have, they get 'tarred with the same brush' then Almagro needs to lie down a bit and rethink his statement.
You could declare yourselves to be one with free, democratic people everywhere. Or you could continue to lick Argentine ass. You get nowhere by running scared. Perhaps you could attempt to find some bottle, some balls and some backbone.
I remind you that “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” but the friend of my enemy is also my enemy. Never mind the careful words of government. Britain offers you peace or war. Choose. Britain cares not. In 1939/40/41 Britain, unaided, defeated the combined forces of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany in North Africa. Britain's armed forces are the most combat-hardened, the most professional, the most capable in the world. CHOOSE! You are either with us or with the animals on the other side of the river. Either we will do what we can to protect you or you will share what we give them. CHOOSE!
My email is salvajavier@gmail.com
If you are interested i will send you mine.
j
you exaggerate it saying all of them ....!!
l have my suspicions that my Grandmother's sister was in MI9.
She is dead now & although she told us many stories would never confirm or deny it.
Maybe not, l would have liked to have known.
all intelligence services are naughty to the work.....!!
Gordon Brown did exactly the same thing, get ready for a bumpy ride :)
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