Tag: British Embassy Montevideo

• Tuesday, February 21st 2023 - 08:00 UTC

  Former Argentine FM lashes out at Uruguayan President over Falklands trip

  

  Former Argentine Foreign Minister Felipe Solá said Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou's “main objective” was “to show his contempt for Argentina” after a group of lawmakers visited the Falkland Islands together with the United Kingdom's Ambassador to Montevideo Faye O'Connor.

• Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 06:55 UTC

  Lawmakers from Uruguay's ruling coalition to visit the Falklands; opposition rejects embassy invitation

  

  Uruguayan opposition rejected an annual invitation from the UK embassy in Montevideo for lawmakers from all political parties represented in Parliament, to visit the Falklands/Malvinas Islands. The ruling coalition in Uruguay, made up of five parties accepted the invitation.

• Sunday, September 11th 2022 - 23:59 UTC

  Argentina rejects Falklands’ “illegitimate stand” in Montevideo; British authorities responded

  

  Argentina rejected on Saturday the presence of a stand of the “illegitimate government” of the Falkland Islands, for which it maintains a sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom, at the agro-industrial fair Expo Prado, held in Montevideo, according to a statement released by the Argentine Foreign Ministry.

• Wednesday, August 31st 2022 - 10:44 UTC

  Expo Prado, Uruguay's largest agricultural fair, now without sanitary restrictions: here's everything you need to know

  

  For the first time in almost three years, the International Livestock Exposition will return in a new edition that will be held as it was before the pandemic, without sanitary restrictions, and in the same place: the Rural del Prado in Montevideo.

• Friday, September 17th 2021 - 09:57 UTC

  British Ambassador at Montevideo's Expo Prado: Falklands stand in the show is aligned with UK theme, climate change

  

  For the eighth year, the United Kingdom participated in Montevideo's Expo Prado Show, annual international livestock and agricultural industry exhibition where the largest productive sector of the Uruguayan economy shows its muscle to the thousands of visitors and private and public exhibitors who turn up for each edition. This year is the second time that Ambassador Faye O'Connor has appeared at the opening of her country's pavilion, which will also house, once again, a Falkland Islands themed stand promoting industry and tourism.

• Thursday, September 9th 2021 - 08:50 UTC

  British Pavilion in Expo Prado focuses on climate change; Falklands stand promotes trade and tourism

  

  The British Embassy will be present at the Uruguayan Expo Prado 2021 for the eighth consecutive year with a pavilion focused on promoting different initiatives to help combat climate change. In November this year, the UK will host the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland.

• Wednesday, August 12th 2020 - 09:55 UTC

  “Delighted to be the new ambassador to Uruguay, one of UK's oldest friends”

  

  Mrs. Faye O'Connor who has been appointed as ambassador before the Uruguayan government is in Montevideo and will soon start in office, as the successor of the previous ambassador, Ian Duddy, who has been reappointed to Chile.

• Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 11:09 UTC

  Falklands' tour for Uruguay's Anglo Theatre company next March

  

  The Government of the Falkland Islands, the British Embassy in Uruguay and the Anglo Institute have joined forces to organize a Theatre Tour to the Islands.

• Friday, September 21st 2018 - 12:52 UTC

  Project to control invasive grass wins HackathonAGRO competition at Expo Prado agri-show in Uruguay

  

  The British Embassy in Montevideo co-organized the third edition of HackathonAGRO which took place at Uruguay's main agriculture show, Expo Prado 2018 on 15-16 September.

• Monday, September 3rd 2018 - 07:47 UTC

  Falklands' competition open to students from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay

  

  The Government of the Falkland Islands and the British Embassies in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay invites university students to participate. This regional competition offers winners the chance to visit the Falklands for a week with all the costs covered.