Tag: José Mujica

Wednesday, July 31st 2013 - 06:23 UTC
Paraguay president Franco congratulates Mujica on his knowledge of geography

Paraguayan president Federico Franco replied to his Uruguayan peer Jose Mujica ironic remarks saying that ‘evidently he’s good at geography; I guess he passed with the highest grades’ since he is aware that Paraguay is a landlocked ‘Mediterranean’ country.
Tuesday, July 30th 2013 - 03:54 UTC
Mujica in veiled message tells Paraguay to return to Mercosur and remember it’s a landlocked country

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica was ironic about the conditions Paraguayan president elect Horacio Cartes demanded for his country’s return to Mercosur, but also in a veiled message called for ‘intelligence and pragmatism’ recalling that Paraguay is a landlocked country.
Friday, July 26th 2013 - 06:11 UTC
Mujica praises Fidel Castro as a brilliant man promoter of ideas

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica currently in Havana said he had an enlightening conversation with the leader of the Cuban revolution Fidel Castro whom he described as “a wise old man who continues to be brilliant” and a ‘promoter of ideas”.
Wednesday, July 24th 2013 - 07:29 UTC
Argentina/Brazil trade disputes reached a ‘furious level’ during Mercosur last summit in Montevideo

International issues helped Mercosur to close ranks and give a false image of unity during the last summit held in Uruguay, according to diplomatic sources in Montevideo that are surfacing details of a bitter exchange behind doors between Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez and Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff.
Wednesday, July 24th 2013 - 07:15 UTC
Mujica flies to Havana to meet the Castro brothers and celebrate 60 years of Cuba’s revolution

Uruguayan president and former guerrilla Jose Mujica left Tuesday night for Cuba where he is scheduled to hold meetings with President Raul Castro, the revolution leader Fidel Castro and attend the celebrations of the sixtieth anniversary of the assault on the Moncada military fort.
Tuesday, July 23rd 2013 - 07:39 UTC
Mujica praises the OAS and the report on the drug problem in the Americas

The Organization of American States (OAS), Secretary General José Miguel Insulza, presented on Monday Uruguayan president José Mujica the Report on the Drug Problem in the Americas, prepared by the hemispheric institution following a mandate of the Sixth Summit of the Americas.
Monday, July 22nd 2013 - 06:32 UTC
OAS chief Inzulza in Uruguay to present report on drug problem in the Americas

The Organization of American States Secretary General José Miguel Insulza begins Monday a two day visit to Uruguay for the formal presentation of the “Report on the Drug Problem in the Americas” which has the support of several Latinamerican countries and former leaders of the region who have proposed a completely new approach to the drugs challenge.
Friday, July 12th 2013 - 23:00 UTC
Maduro pledges his priority as Mercosur chair is the full active return of Paraguay

President Nicolas Maduro remembered former leader Hugo Chavez and pledged his main priority as president of Mercosur would be to ensure the quick return of Paraguay to the group. Maduro made the statement on Friday in Montevideo during the ceremony in which he received the official Mercosur presidency gavel from Uruguayan president Jose Mujica which means he will be holding the pro tempore chair for the next six months.
Wednesday, June 26th 2013 - 17:39 UTC
Santos wants Mujica in Colombia to help with the peace reconciliation process

President Juan Manuel Santos wants his Uruguayan peer Jose Mujica “much closer” to the Colombian peace process which is currently taking place in Cuba and has invited him to the country, said Foreign minister Maria Angela Holguin during a visit to Montevideo.
Monday, June 24th 2013 - 19:09 UTC
Abortion law in Uruguay stands; insufficient support to force a repeal referendum

A liberal abortion law in Uruguay withstood a challenge Sunday as Uruguayan opponents failed to attract enough votes in a consultation ballot to force a national referendum on repealing it.