Tag: Uruguay

• Monday, June 25th 2012 - 07:07 UTC

  Wen Jiabao confirms Mercosur interest; Uruguay’s deep sea port blueprints to be sent to Beijing

  

  A memorandum of understanding with Mercosur and a deep sea port to the east of Uruguay were two of the main issues addressed by visiting Chinese PM Wen Jiabao with President Jose Mujica revealed the Executive Deputy Secretary.

• Monday, June 25th 2012 - 06:38 UTC

  Chinese delegation ‘surprised’ Minister Almagro was absent when PM Wen Jiabao visited Uruguay

  

  The Chinese delegation of Prime Minister Wen Jiabao that spent over a day in Uruguay and signed several cooperation agreements felt “disappointed” with the fact that the Foreign Minister was not present during the visit.

• Monday, June 25th 2012 - 06:25 UTC

  Uruguay recommends new presidential elections for the Paraguayan crisis

  

  Uruguay called for strict respect of the Mercosur and Unasur democratic clauses and said the best way out of the current political crisis in Paraguay was to hold presidential elections as soon as possible.

• Saturday, June 23rd 2012 - 03:35 UTC

  Uruguay hosts highest Chinese official to ever visit the country

  

  Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Uruguay Friday, his first stop on a multi-nation visit to South America. Wen's arrival marks the first time a Chinese premier has visited Uruguay since diplomatic ties were established in 1988.

• Friday, June 22nd 2012 - 08:27 UTC

  Canadian company still interested in recapitalization of Uruguay’s national airline

  

  Chorus Aviation Inc. says it is working with the Uruguayan government on the recapitalization of the country’s flag carrier Pluna, just days after the Canadian company said it won't invest more money to bail out the airline.

• Thursday, June 21st 2012 - 18:12 UTC

  Uruguayan minister admits deep concern about events in the Euro zone

  

  Uruguayan Minister of Economy Fernando Lorenzo expressed deep concern regarding events in Europe and warned that “the longer the delay in effectively analyzing the cost of the crisis” then everything will work out “much costlier”.

• Thursday, June 21st 2012 - 16:42 UTC

  Uruguay/Argentina agree to 3-month hake ban in the shared maritime zone

  

  Argentina and Uruguay agreed a ban on hake catching in the shared maritime zone beginning next July first, confirmed on Thursday Uruguayan Aquatic Resources Department (Dinara) sources.

• Wednesday, June 20th 2012 - 06:41 UTC

  Uruguay will send bill to liberalize trade and consumption of marihuana

  

  Uruguayan president Jose Mujica will send to Parliament a bill to liberate the production, trading and consumption of marihuana as part of a package of drastic measures to combat crime which he will discuss with security area cabinet minister before making them public.

• Wednesday, June 20th 2012 - 06:37 UTC

  Uruguayan government takes over bankrupt airline from private investors

  

  The Uruguayan government has reassumed control of Pluna, the nation's flag carrier after the airline’s controlling shareholder Leadgate announced that it will withdrawal from the ownership structure of the company.

• Wednesday, June 20th 2012 - 00:35 UTC

  Uruguay meat exports so far this year total 195.459 tons and 766 million dollars

  

  Uruguay meat exports so far this year (June 9) represented 766 million dollars which is slightly higher that the same period last year when the sum was 722 million dollars; likewise tonnage was 195.459 compared to 184.749 tons in 2011.