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Uruguay/Argentina on 48 hours ‘reflection period’ before retaking negotiations

Thursday, July 22nd 2010 - 09:05 UTC
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Uruguay and Argentina agreed Wednesday on a 48 hours “reflection period” before retaking formal negotiations for the joint monitoring of the River Uruguay, which is at the heart of the pulp mills dispute, and alleged contamination, between the neighbouring countries. Read full article

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  • avargas2001

    ok, we should make sure that every barrel of chemichal, or otherways waste toxic materials is acounted for in the way in or out of the plant, and that there is a secretariat in the area to monitor this, and aprove the continuation of the pulpmill operation on a monthly bases, the secretariat should aslo make sure that NO timber is taken from areas other then the proposed, or otherways already contracted land owners, the proposal for timber allocated for cutting on either side of the border should be writen withing 120 days to give a chance for enviornmentalist and the secretariat to do a fact finding, and ecological impact on the foreign or local resources, the procedural scheme should be scrutinized by the secretariat during these 120 days period.
    some things to consider when dealing with the lumber industry can be found here.
    http://news.mongabay.com/2010/0708-neme_operation_jurupari.html

    Jul 28th, 2010 - 05:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • harrier61

    Reflect well, Uruguay. You are being invaded by neo-imperialist Argentina.
    No Argentines in Uruguay!!

    Jul 28th, 2010 - 02:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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