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Montevideo, June 29th 2025 - 14:13 UTC

Tag: Mario Lubetkin

  • Saturday, June 28th 2025 - 09:22 UTC

    Italy favors EU-Mercosur FTA provided Europe's agriculture's interests are protected

    During his meeting with Lubetkin in Rome, Tajani underlined “the priority nature of Latin America for Italian foreign policy”

    Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told his Uruguayan counterpart Mario Lubetkin Friday that Rome favored finalizing the free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the South American Common Market (Mercosur), provided Europe's agricultural sector is protected, thus aligning with concerns from France and others about South American imports.

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  • Saturday, June 21st 2025 - 10:57 UTC

    Uruguayan troops returning from Congo on July 3

    Lubetkin returned from the United States on Friday after taks with Guterres and other UN officials

    The Uruguayan Government of President Yamandú Orsi arranged with the United Nations (UN) that the peacekeeping troops from the South American country, numbering between 190 and 200, would be returning from their mission in Congo on July 3, Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin announced Friday in Montevideo.

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  • Friday, June 13th 2025 - 09:39 UTC

    Uruguay and Venezuela agree to resume consular services

    Resuming consular ties “does not mean the recognition of the electoral result of the presidential elections in Venezuela,” Lubetkin explained

    Uruguay and Venezuela agreed Thursday to resume consular services in both capitals, nearly a year after diplomatic relations deteriorated following Caracas' expulsion of Uruguayan diplomats alongside those of six other countries (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, and the Dominican Republic) for failing to recognize Nicolás Maduro's reelection as announced by the National Electoral Council (CNE) on July 28.

  • Wednesday, June 4th 2025 - 10:17 UTC

    Uruguay expresses solidarity with Palestine

    Lubetkin insisted the two-state solution was the only way to lasting peace

    Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin Tuesday conveyed to Palestinian Chargé d'Affaires Mohammed Shafei “the solidarity of the Uruguayan Government for the serious humanitarian crisis in Gaza as a result of the massacre, especially of the civilian population and the dramatic situation in the West Bank.” Lubetkin emphasized the urgency of an immediate ceasefire and a permanent two-state solution as the only path to lasting peace.

  • Friday, May 30th 2025 - 10:44 UTC

    Orsi's diplomatic picks stir Montevideo's Senate

    Orsi of the Broad Front chose high-profile members of the previous opposition government for diplomatic posts, including former VP Argimón

    The Uruguayan Government of President Yamandú Orsi chose former Deputy Foreign Minister Carolina Ache as ambassador to Portugal and former Vice-President Beatriz Argimón as ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). These appointments, requiring Senate approval, faced strong opposition from the opposition National Party (PN) and Colorado Party (PC).

  • Tuesday, April 29th 2025 - 10:17 UTC

    Two Uruguayans held under slave-like conditions rescued in Brazil

    The man had been working for nine years as a domestic employee and was forced to tattoo his employers' initials as a mark of ownership.

    Two Uruguayans, a homosexual man and a trans woman, were rescued in Planura, in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, after years of slave-like conditions. Lured via social media with false job promises, they endured physical, sexual, and psychological abuse, including forced tattoos of their employers' initials. The man worked unregistered for nine years, while the trans woman, held for six months, suffered a stroke.

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2025 - 09:50 UTC

    Celac Summit: Lubetkin underscores importance of regional cooperation

    “Let us concentrate on the problems we have to face,” Lubetkin stressed

    Uruguay's Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin underlined in Honduras the importance of regional cooperation and unity during his message at the IX Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac), which he deemed the most inclusive forum in Latin America and the Caribbean, bringing together 33 states.

  • Tuesday, April 1st 2025 - 10:16 UTC

    Uruguay: Orsi's first tour as president will be to Panama and Honduras

    President Orsi “could not miss” the Celac summit in Honduras, Lubetkin explained

    Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi will embark on his first international trip as head of state on April 7, 2025, visiting Panama and Honduras, Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin confirmed Monday.

  • Wednesday, March 12th 2025 - 20:47 UTC

    UN Chief to visit Uruguay before the end of the year

    Lubetkin spent around 40 minutes with Guterres discussing issues of bilateral interest

    Uruguayan Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin announced that UN Secretary-General António Guterres would be visiting the South American country “before the end of the year.” Uruguay's top diplomat made those remarks after meeting with the Portuguese official, with whom he discussed health, peace, and environment issues for about 40 minutes.

  • Wednesday, March 12th 2025 - 09:32 UTC

    Uruguayan troops in DRC to return home starting late this month

    Lubetkin met with António Guterres, who committed to investigating the death of the Uruguayan soldier in the DRC

    Uruguay's Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin confirmed that his country's military mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of a UN peacekeeping force will return home between late March and early April 2025. Lubetkin made the announcement after meetings in New York with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix. The relief of Uruguayan troops will be carried out in stages, it was also explained.

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