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Montevideo, October 19th 2025 - 06:07 UTC

Tag: Yamandú Orsi

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2025 - 08:04 UTC

    Mercosur forecasts excellent rice crop, but with India back in the market, prices are expected to fall

    Record rice harvests in Uruguay but logistic costs are too high and tariffs are also a challenge

    Mercosur is expecting one of the best rice harvests of the last decade, and particularly in Uruguay (exporter of prime quality rice), yields of harvested fields are indicating possible new records. However Uruguay rice farmers are facing trade, price and logistics hurdles, according to farmer Karol Pinczak.

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 08:27 UTC

    Mulino and Orsi discuss Mercosur and other issues in Panama

    Orsi's trip marked the first visit by a Uruguayan sitting president to Panama in 16 years

    Presidents Yamandú Orsi of Uruguay and José Raúl Mulino of Panama met Monday at the Palacio de las Garzas to discuss the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and other bilateral issues. The newly-inaugurated Broad Front leader's trip reciprocated Mulino’s prior visits to Uruguay, which facilitated Panama’s entry as an Associated State of Mercosur in December 2024. The meeting also took place as part of the celebrations marking 120 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

  • Friday, April 4th 2025 - 20:55 UTC

    Orsi tells businessmen about Uruguay's strengths

    “We have been able to untie the hardest knots through strategies of good dialogue,” Orsi explained

    Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi Friday underscored his country's strengths, such as legal certainty, reliability in keeping commitments, and a tradition of resolving challenges through dialogue. He made those remarks during the Latin Annual Meeting business forum in the department (province) of Maldonado. Also attending the event were former Presidents Julio María Sanguinetti of Uruguay and Vicente Fox of Mexico, who also spoke at the event.

  • Thursday, April 3rd 2025 - 20:03 UTC

    Uruguay's Orsi hopes to work out tariffs issue with Trump's gov't

    Uruguay should stick to its own diplomatic approach, Orsi maintained

    Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi Thursday underscored the importance of dialogue with the United States after the tariffs announced Wednesday by Donald Trump. The Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA) leader noted that countries such as Mexico and Canada were exempted from those surcharges, which meant there was room for negotiations.

  • 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.

  • Friday, March 28th 2025 - 10:21 UTC

    Current and former Uruguayan presidents celebrate democracy

    A meeting of former presidents of different political forces is “an extravagance,” Orsi noted

    José 'Pepe' Mujica underlined Thursday the importance of a country having the freedom to disagree. He made those remarks alongside former fellow Uruguayan Presidents Julio María Sanguinetti and Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrera, together with the incumbent Yamandú Orsi, during a Colorado Party ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the South American country's return to democratic rule. Luis Lacalle Pou, who completed his term last month, made a video appearance while relatives of the late former Presidents Jorge Batlle and Tabaré Vázquez were presented with a distinction.

  • Thursday, March 13th 2025 - 19:25 UTC

    Uruguayan President backtracks on horsetaming restrictions

    The measures had been implemented last month during the last days of Luis Lacalle Pou's government

    Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi suspended for 180 days a regulation passed last month by the previous administration of Luis Lacalle Pou concerning the National Institute of Animal Welfare (INBA) to prioritize animal welfare in horsetaming (jineteadas). The newly-inaugurated head of State said the measure approved last Feb. 10 was too strict to rural sectors, forcing them to cancel several traditional events.

  • Tuesday, March 4th 2025 - 20:19 UTC

    Uruguay's new government does not recognize Maduro or González Urrutia in Venezuela

    Under Orsi, Uruguay recognizes neither Maduro nor González Urrutia and now has “an objective problem” to resolve, Lubetkin explained

    Under the Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA) presidency of Yamandú Orsi, Uruguay will no longer recognize Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia as winner of the controversial July 28 elections, where the incumbent Nicolás Maduro emerged triumphant amid fraud allegations. Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin also underlined that Montevideo did not recognize Maduro either.

  • Tuesday, March 4th 2025 - 10:50 UTC

    Lula invites Mexico, Colombia, and Uruguay to BRICS Summit

    Lula also pledged to deepen Brazil's partnership with Uruguay

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva invited Mexico, Colombia, and Uruguay to participate in the upcoming BRICS summit in July in Rio de Janeiro. The bloc, which includes Brazil, China, and India, represents 40% of the world's population. The summit will focus on reducing dependence on the US dollar and promoting local currencies in transactions.

  • Monday, March 3rd 2025 - 10:45 UTC

    Orsi and Steinmeier underscore Mercosur-EU deal

    “For us in Germany, Uruguay is a particularly reliable partner,” Steinmeir underlined

    Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi held a one-on-one talk with his German colleague Frank-Walter Steinmeier, at the Estévez Palace in Montevideo. Both leaders agreed on the importance of ratifying the trade agreement between the South American Common Market (Mercosur) and the European Union (EU).