Uruguay

• Monday, February 5th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Pulp mills: uneventful protest of pickets in Montevideo

  A small group of Argentine pickets protesting the construction of pulp mills in a shared and jointly managed river with neighboring Uruguay took their complaints to Montevideo Monday morning where they distributed leaflets but finally had to be escorted under protection by police forces.

• Wednesday, January 31st 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Pulp mills dispute: Argentina on full offensive

  

  Uruguay promised to consider all proposals from the Spanish Crown envoy who is attempting to “facilitate a dialogue” between Argentina and Uruguay that are confronted over the construction of pulp mills in a shared border river.

• Thursday, January 25th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay signs trade agreement with United States

  Following months of negotiations the Uruguayan government signed Thursday a controversial trade agreement with United States in spite of dissent inside the left leaning ruling coalition over how far closer links with Washington will lead.

• Wednesday, January 24th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Pulp mills: new round of shuttle diplomacy by Spain's envoy

  

  Argentina on Wednesday reiterated confidence in Spain's dialogue “facilitating” efforts and called for “collaboration” in reaching a solution for the diplomatic conflict with Uruguay over the construction or pulp mills.

• Tuesday, January 23rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  ICJ turns down Uruguay's request; pickets to continue

  

  The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague turned down on Tuesday a request by Uruguay to force Argentina to end blockades of roads and bridges linking the neighbouring countries in protest over the construction of a paper mill on the Uruguayan side.

• Tuesday, January 23rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Spanish company plans a 1.2 billion pulp mill in Colonia

  Spain's ENCE unveiled this week in Montevideo plans to produce a million tons of cellulose by September 2009 in a plant to be built in the south west of Uruguay along the River Plate coast.

• Tuesday, January 23rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay “deeply concerned” with summits' protocol routine

  

  Uruguay's Tabare Vazquez said he was “deeply concerned” fearing that the recurrent regional summit with the participation of Latinamerican leaders could turn into a mere “protocol routine”.

• Monday, January 22nd 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Pulp mills dispute: Uruguay expects favorable ruling

  

  The Uruguayan government is confident of a positive ruling from the International Court of The Hague calling for an end to blockades by Argentine environmentalists protesting against the construction of a pulp mill on the Uruguayan side of a shared river that acts as a natural border between the neighboring countries.

• Sunday, January 21st 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Salvaged “Holberg” towed to Montevideo for repairs

  

  The Uruguayan flagged scallop trawler “Holberg” which ran aground in the Falkland Islands and was later re-floated by a team of divers from the Uruguayan Navy finally arrived in Montevideo over the weekend, towed by the “Mariana Rojamar II”.

• Friday, January 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay and Argentina clash over pulp mills in Rio do Janeiro

  

  Uruguay and Argentina clashed over the pulp mills controversy during the Thursday meeting of the Mercosur ministerial Council currently taking place in Rio do Janeiro.