Tag: José Mujica

Monday, June 17th 2013 - 16:07 UTC
Paraguay president-elect will not be attending Mercosur summit in Montevideo

Paraguay president-elect Horacio Cartes ratified he will not be attending the coming Mercosur summit scheduled to take place July 12 in Montevideo, confirmed one of his foreign policy advisors since the Paraguayan position remains that “Venezuela is not a full member of Mercosur because the Paraguayan congress by overwhelming majority rejected such option in August 2012”.
Thursday, June 13th 2013 - 21:56 UTC
Mercosur July 12 summit in Montevideo will confirm return of suspended Paraguay

The next Mercosur summit scheduled for the end of June in Montevideo has been delayed until 12 July, announced Uruguayan Foreign minister Luis Almagro. The new date was agreed by Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Venezuela earlier this week.
Tuesday, June 4th 2013 - 07:00 UTC
Mujica calls on Spain for a more active role in the EU/Mercosur trade discussions

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica called on Spain for a more decisive role in the trade and cooperation agreement discussions between Mercosur and the European Union which have been going on for over a decade.
Monday, June 3rd 2013 - 18:04 UTC
Uruguay’s president cancels last leg of European tour on medical advice

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica, 78, cancelled the last leg of his European visit, Italy, saying he was exhausted and suffering from jet-lag. He has been in the road since May 22, with a first official three-day visit to China, later to Spain, the Vatican and to Galicia and the Basque country, from where his family came.
Monday, June 3rd 2013 - 07:15 UTC
Francis and Mujica full of praise for each other share 45 minutes in the Vatican

“The Pope is very pleased for having met with a wise man”, was the official report from the Holy See following the 45 minute private audience of Francis with Uruguayan president Jose Mujica, the longest so far with a head of state. Although Mujica is a declared atheist and did not attend the inauguration of the first Latinamerican pope last March, he did request an interview with Francis, which took place on Saturday.
Saturday, June 1st 2013 - 19:06 UTC
Mercosur plan to delay summit and give time to Paraguay to return with full rights

Paraguay is considering the announcement made by Uruguayan president Jose Mujica who suggested delaying the coming Mercosur summit in Montevideo scheduled for the end of June, ‘to wait and give time for Paraguay’ (currently suspended) to return to the block.
Thursday, May 30th 2013 - 00:10 UTC
President Mujica to meet Pope Francis

On Saturday June 1st the President of Uruguay, José Mujica, will meet Pope Francis. Mujica has been quoted as saying he does not believe in the Catholic Church but he “admires” it and that he hopes to open avenues of cooperation to advance on social issues in his country.
Tuesday, May 28th 2013 - 22:05 UTC
Uruguay’s Mujica: Integration with Asia is our “Strategy for the Future”

On Tuesday Uruguayan President Jose Mujica said that the policy of integrating the economies of Asia and his country is a necessary “strategy for the future.”
Tuesday, May 28th 2013 - 03:07 UTC
Argentina and Brazil ‘fear’ a greater integration with China, says Mujica

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica currently in Beijing on an official visit, underlined the significance of China in trade and investments fro South America, but also admitted there is some ‘fear’ mainly from Argentina and Brazil about a greater integration and dependency from the Asian giant.
Wednesday, May 22nd 2013 - 06:03 UTC
Uruguay: Mujica on a most ambitious mission to China after investments for ports and railways

Uruguayan President Jose Mujica begins on Wednesday the longest and most ambitious of his overseas trips hoping to convince China to invest in infrastructure projects that are crucial for the development of the country and its foreign trade: a deep water port and recovering the rail cargo network.