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Montevideo, December 2nd 2025 - 20:08 UTC

Tag: Mario Lubetkin

  • Thursday, November 27th 2025 - 08:51 UTC

    Uruguay and Argentina discuss green hydrogen plant ramifications

    Both foreign ministers insisted they would “always try” to avoid a conflict similar to the 2006 dispute over the Botnia (now UPM) pulp mill

    Foreign Ministers Mario Lubetkin of Uruguay and Pablo Quirno of Argentina met in Montevideo on Wednesday to discuss the proposed HIF Global green hydrogen and synthetic fuels plant in Paysandú and its possible environmental ramifications.

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  • Friday, November 21st 2025 - 18:28 UTC

    Uruguay joins Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

    Csukasi highlighted the “months and months of discreet work”

    Uruguay has joined as a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in Montevideo on Friday.

  • Friday, November 21st 2025 - 10:26 UTC

    Lubetkin foresees shift in trade difficulties for Uruguay

    Lubetkin also hoped that in the case of a controversy with Argentina over the installation of a green hydrogen plant

    Uruguay's Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin projected Thursday a major shift in the world's trade landscape, in which his country would need to focus on what to sell instead of to whom, given the surge of 31 tariff-free nations by 2026. Speaking to FocoUy, he framed the emerging trade environment as “practically entering a free trade area” with key global blocs.

  • Saturday, November 15th 2025 - 10:58 UTC

    Argentina-US deal shakes up Uruguay

    “We don't have to take any position,” Lubetkin said

    The recent announcement by Washington and Buenos Aires of a joint trade agreement has generated controversy in Montevideo, where it is perceived as a violation of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) rules, so the government of President Yamandú Orsi will monitor the case closely.

  • Wednesday, September 3rd 2025 - 21:03 UTC

    European Commission gives nod to Mercosur FTA

    “European Union companies and the agri-food sector will benefit from lower tariffs and reduced costs,” Von der Leyen wrote

    The European Commission has validated the free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), Uruguayan Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin confirmed on Wednesday, calling it “excellent news” for his country.

  • Wednesday, August 20th 2025 - 10:33 UTC

    Uruguay assumes the Brasilia Consensus' rotating presidency

    Lubetkin announced that issues such as productive integration, education, energy, and combating organized crime will be promoted

    Foreign Ministers Mario Lubetkin of Uruguay and María Gabriela Sommerfeld of Ecuador participated Tuesday at Montevideo's Torre Ejecutiva in the handover ceremony of the Brasilia Consensus' rotating presidency.

  • Wednesday, July 30th 2025 - 10:51 UTC

    Uruguay reverts to previous passport version after all

    The decision was made after Germany and France needed “more time” to evaluate the case, leaving travelers in a limbo

    Uruguay's Ministries of the Interior and Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday that they are reverting to the previous version of the national passport, effective August 1. This decision comes after the new passport format, introduced on April 16, faced difficulties with long-stay visa approvals in several countries, notably Germany and France.

  • Wednesday, July 16th 2025 - 09:23 UTC

    Lubetkin hopeful about Mercosur-EU deal and other issues

    Lubetkin noted that a proposal to invite Palestinian farmers for training in Uruguay has not progressed

    Uruguayan Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin addressed several key issues Tuesday in Montevideo, including international trade agreements, diplomatic concerns regarding passports, and regional and global relations.

  • Thursday, July 10th 2025 - 19:19 UTC

    Uruguay signs TAC with ASEAN countries

    Lubetkin advocated for “establishing concrete collaboration between ASEAN and Mercosur”

    Uruguay's Foreign Minister, Mario Lubetkin, signed the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this week during the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, thus bolstering the South American country's diplomatic and economic ties with the region.

  • 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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