The conclusion of a trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur depends on political decisions from both sides, but particularly from Mercosur, said this week EU Trade Commissar Pascal Lamy addressing the European Parliament.
A double Argentine homage to Chilean Nobel Prize poet Pablo Neruda served last Tuesday as a good motive to patch up the recent months strained bilateral relation.
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato praised the sound management of the Uruguayan economy which has delivered impressive results over the past two years and highlighted last year's landmark debt exchange which has improved the medium-term debt profile.