Uruguay

• Tuesday, December 4th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay plans re-purchase of bonds maturing before 2012

  

  Uruguay announced the re-purchase of up to 500 million US dollars in international and domestic bonds in an operation that seeks to reduce its foreign currency debt and extend maturities.

• Tuesday, December 4th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay expects good tourist season: 1.8 million in 2007

  An estimated 1.8 million tourists will have visited Uruguay in 2007, a figure similar to that of last year, with income in the range of 750 million US dollars. However “prospects for 2008 are more encouraging given the increased connectivity of Uruguay in the region”, said on Tuesday Deputy Tourism minister Liliam Kechichian.

• Tuesday, November 27th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Vazquez to be present at Cristina K taking office ceremony

  

  Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez will be present at the taking office ceremony of elected Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in Buenos Aires next December 10 confirmed Uruguay's Foreign Affairs minister Reinaldo Gargano.

• Sunday, November 25th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  All bridges linking Uruguay-Argentina remain closed

  

  The Uruguayan government decided Sunday to close the bridge that connects the city of Salto with Concordia after making a similar decision on Saturday regarding the bridge linking the cities of Paysandú with Colón in Argentina.

• Monday, November 12th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  NZ - Uruguay relations expanding in new directions

  Regular New Zealand-Uruguay bilateral foreign policy talks and doubling the number of working holiday visas granted each year between the two countries have been announced by Prime Minister Helen Clark and Uruguay President Dr Tabare Vazquez today.

• Monday, November 12th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay to keep border with Argentina shut for now

  

  Uruguayan Foreign Minister Reynaldo Gargano yesterday ratified the country's decision to set up a border guard watch over the bridge joining the Argentine city of Gualeguaychú and the Uruguayan town of Fray Bentos.

• Saturday, November 10th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Botnia start up has Uruguay/Argentina relations on the cliff

  

  Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez blamed Argentina's reluctance to end the pickets blocking access to bridges linking with Uruguay as the main reason for the collapse of dialogue and his decision to give the start up authorization for the Botnia pulp mill built along a river shared by the neighboring countries and which Argentina openly objects.

• Friday, November 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay, Argentina only agree on praise to King Juan Carlos

  

  Uruguayan and Argentine officials meeting on Thursday in Chile have agreed to keep disagreeing on the pulp mills dispute, but praised the facilitating efforts of the Spanish King who helped to reestablish dialogue conditions.

• Friday, November 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Green light for Botnia pulp mill; Argentina furious

  

  Uruguay finally granted the long-awaited start-up permit for Finland's Botnia pulp mill, which Argentina argues will contaminate a shared river. The green light came late Thursday following a last ditch effort to resolve the several years-long diplomatic dispute between the neighboring countries during the Ibero American summit in Santiago, Chile.

• Friday, November 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay blocks bridge to prevent pickets crossing

  

  Uruguay announced on Friday precautionary security measures in the area surrounding a controversial pulp mill that late Thursday was given the green light to begin production to which Argentina objects, generating a serious diplomatic rift between Montevideo and Buenos Aires.