Uruguay

• Tuesday, March 5th 2019 - 10:54 UTC

  Falklands trip: “strongest experience of my life; it opened my head in several aspects”

  

  “An incredible experience, the strongest of my life, it opened my head in several aspects”, said Nicolás Aguiar, the Argentine 24 year old international-relations student who spent a week in the Falkland Islands as a guest of the local government.

• Tuesday, March 5th 2019 - 10:03 UTC

  Argentina, Chile and Uruguay plan joint presentation at Seatrade Cruise Global 2019

  

  Argentina, Chile and Uruguay will be making a joint presentation at the next Seatrade Cruise Global 2019, in Miami, as part of a joint strategy to attract more cruise tourism to the region. The announcement was done by Uruguay's ports authority, Alberto Diaz who hosted a meeting of tourism and sea terminals representatives from the three countries.

• Saturday, March 2nd 2019 - 01:14 UTC

  Uruguay’s Chancellor on Venezuela: “We have a problem and it is the attitude of Luis Almagro”

  

  The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, Rodolfo Nin Novoa, ratified his position on Friday on a peaceful solution to the political and institutional crisis suffered by Venezuela along with his Italian counterpart, Enzo Moavero Milanesi in Montevideo. The Uruguayan chancellor questioned the attitude of the secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, considering that he took sides on the Venezuelan conflict.

• Thursday, February 21st 2019 - 15:22 UTC

  Trawler “Pesca Vaqueiro” expected to remain in Montevideo for repairs

  

  The Spanish trawler “Pesca Vaqueiro” arrived in Montevideo on Wednesday with the thirty crew members rescued from the Chinese jigger which was involved in a collision incident with the Spanish vessel last Friday.

• Monday, February 18th 2019 - 09:45 UTC

  Seventeen Filipino crew members rescued from a jigger on fire in Falklands' waters arrived in Montevideo

  

  Seventeen Filipino crew members have arrived safe and sound to Montevideo, following the 11 February fire and loss of their Taiwanese flagged jigger in Falkland Islands waters last week. “Jun Rong” had a total crew of 69, and 64 were rescued and taken to the capital of Uruguay where they underwent medical attention, and are waiting to fly back to their homes.

• Friday, February 15th 2019 - 10:58 UTC

  Chile joins Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay in bid to host the 2030 World Cup

  

  Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay are to submit a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup, Chile's President Sebastian Piñera announced on Thursday. Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay had already submitted a joint bid to host the centenary edition of football's most prestigious tournament, but Piñera said on Twitter that those countries' presidents had agreed to Chile's participation in the “joint candidacy”.

• Thursday, February 14th 2019 - 11:00 UTC

  Uruguayan president Vazquez now supports free credible elections in Venezuela

  

  As advanced by Mercopress, Uruguay and Argentine presidents', Tabare Vazquez and Mauricio Macri open agenda surprise meeting was in effect to address the Venezuelan situation, particularly what has been described in Buenos Aires as the erratic accommodative stance to circumstances and environment, of the Vazquez administration.

• Thursday, February 14th 2019 - 08:30 UTC

  Crew of Taiwanese jigger that caught fire in Falklands' waters en route to Montevideo

  

  The Falkland Islands government confirmed on Wednesday that the Taiwanese jigger Jung Ron which caught fire approximately 60 nautical miles north of Stanley, is now drifting to a position 110 nautical miles NE of Stanley and continues to head away from the Falkland Islands coastline.

• Tuesday, February 12th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Unexpected meeting of Uruguay and Argentina to address the Venezuelan situation

  

  Presidents from Uruguay and Argentina, Tabare Vazquez and Mauricio Macri, will be meeting on Wednesday to discuss an open agenda, but which according to Buenos Aires sources will be centered on the Venezuelan situation, where the two countries hold different positions. The meeting is scheduled to take place in Colonia, at the Anchorena Park, which is an official resting place of the Uruguayan Executive, and a twenty minutes helicopter flight distance from Buenos Aires.

• Friday, February 8th 2019 - 11:41 UTC

  International Contact Group on Venezuela calls for fresh, transparent presidential elections

  

  The European Union and a group of Latin American governments that have kept a moderate line on Venezuela called on Thursday for democratic and fresh elections, during a meeting held in Montevideo. The EU-backed International Contact Group on Venezuela said overly forceful intervention could aggravate the crisis.