Tag: Francisco Bustillo

• Tuesday, November 9th 2021 - 09:15 UTC

  US Deputy Secretary of State visits Uruguay meets with ministers

  

  United States Deputy Secretary of State, Wendy Sherman who arrived in Uruguay on Sunday and leaves met on Monday with Foreign and Economy ministers, in Montevideo, as part of a South American visit that also includes Peru.

• Monday, October 18th 2021 - 23:59 UTC

  Brazil, Uruguay FMs stay mum after Montevideo meeting: rumors soar

  

  Silence prevailed Monday in Montevideo after Uruguay's Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo Monday welcomed his Brazilian counterpart Carlos França to discuss bilateral issues, particularly a possible 10% reduction of Common External Tariffs among Mercosur members.

• Wednesday, October 6th 2021 - 22:14 UTC

  Foreign Ministers of Argentina, Uruguay have lunch in Buenos Aires in Mercosur rebuilding encounter

  

  Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Tuesday met in Buenos Aires with his Uruguayan colleague Francisco Bustillo in a move to patch things up with the other three Mercosur members. Cafiero will travel to Brasilia Friday.

• Thursday, September 30th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Uruguayan gov't appoints preliminary team to advance on FTA with China

  

  Uruguay's Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo Tuesday announced the formation of a preliminary negotiating team to start talks with China over a future free trade agreement.

• Saturday, September 11th 2021 - 09:42 UTC

  Uruguay's FM says other unilateral trade deals may be announced shortly

  

  Uruguay's Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo Friday said that in addition to China there were several other countries interested in reaching one-on-one trade deals with his country.

• Wednesday, August 25th 2021 - 18:41 UTC

  Uruguay to open up Ankara embassy following FM Bustillo's Turkish tour

  

  Uruguay and Turkey have signed a Memorandum of Understanding whereby a Political Consultation Mechanism as Francisco Bustillo, Foreign Minister of the South American country, rounds up his diplomatic tour.

• Tuesday, August 17th 2021 - 07:10 UTC

  Uruguay and Armenia to open reciprocal embassies

  

  Uruguay and Armenia will up their diplomatic relations by opening up reciprocal embassies in Montevideo and Erevan, it was announced Monday.

• Saturday, August 14th 2021 - 09:35 UTC

  Presidents of Argentina, Uruguay have dinner in BA to seek a fresh start in bilateral relations after Summit brush

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday welcomed his Uruguayan colleague Luis Lacalle Pou over for dinner at the Olivos Residence in an attempt to restore relations between the two of them following a crash during a Mercosur Summit earlier this year.

• Thursday, July 8th 2021 - 09:58 UTC

  Uruguay swears allegiance to Mercosur, but will negotiate independently with third countries

  

  On the eve of Thursday's Mercosur summit, Uruguay informed its partners that it will proceed with negotiations, expecting to reach trade agreements with third parties or blocks, outside of the four founding members group.

• Friday, July 2nd 2021 - 08:49 UTC

  Uruguayan meat processing plant may resume shipments to China after labelling incident in April

  

  The Uruguayan BPU meat processing plant has been cleared to resume exports to China as of July 1 after it was banned April 9 due to a mislabelled shipment, it was announced Thursday.