Uruguay

• Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 18:58 UTC

  Lula in favor of Mercosur-China FTA

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva said Wednesday in Montevideo that he agreed to open up Mercosur and pursue a free trade agreement (FTA) with China.

• Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 18:51 UTC

  Forest fire next to Uruguayan city of Piriápolis

  

  A forest fire broke out in the wee hours of Wednesday in the Uruguayan beach resort of Piriápolis, in the department of Maldonado. Firefighters were swiftly deployed to the Cerro del Toro area to keep the flames from reaching Cerro Pan de Azúcar.

• Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 09:55 UTC

  Lacalle warns Celac about “ideological temptation”

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday warned against the “ideological temptation in international forums.” During his speech at the VII Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) in Buenos Aires, he explained that when ideologies change “the forums fade away.”

• Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 19:19 UTC

  Uruguayan FM makes a remark on his Ambassador to Argentina after political statements on investors

  

  Uruguay’s Foreign Minister, Francisco Bustillo, sent a note with a remark to the Uruguayan ambassador in Buenos Aires, Carlos Enciso, in which he questions the pertinence of his statements in a radio interview. Enciso spoke of a possible drop in Argentine investments if there is a political change in his country's government after the favorable policies in the past few years by President Luis Lacalle Pou.

• Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 18:56 UTC

  Uruguay's FTA with China would endanger Mercosur, Vieira says

  

  Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira told Folha de Sao Paulo that a possible free trade agreement between Uruguay and China would endanger the future of the South American Common Market (Mercosur). In Vieira's view, such a move would contradict the bloc's integration policies.

• Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 18:51 UTC

  Evo says Argentina supports Bolivia co-hosting 2030 football World Cup

  

  President Alberto Fernández told Evo Morales that the country currently holding the football World Cup will support Bolivia's bid to co-host the 2030 finals together with Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Paraguay.

• Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 18:43 UTC

  Presidents Fernández and Lula launch new stage in Argentina-Brazil ties

  

  Presidents Alberto Fernández of Argentina and Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva of Brazil met Monday morning at Casa Rosada in what is regarded as the relaunching of bilateral ties after the Jair Bolsonaro years.

• Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 09:57 UTC

  Lula da Silva overshadowing Mercosur diplomacy and trade agreements

  

  A free trade agreement between Uruguay and China would destroy Mercosur since it contradicts the block's integration policies, according to Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said in a Sunday interview with Folha de Sao Paulo, a leading daily of the country's financial capital.

• Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 06:55 UTC

  Lawmakers from Uruguay's ruling coalition to visit the Falklands; opposition rejects embassy invitation

  

  Uruguayan opposition rejected an annual invitation from the UK embassy in Montevideo for lawmakers from all political parties represented in Parliament, to visit the Falklands/Malvinas Islands. The ruling coalition in Uruguay, made up of five parties accepted the invitation.

• Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 12:09 UTC

  Uruguay's Ambassador to BA fears change of gov't would scare Argentine investors

  

  Uruguay's Ambassador to Buenos Aires Carlos Enciso said in a radio interview that a political change in his country's government would scare away potential Argentine investors after the favorable policies in the past few years by President Luis Lacalle Pou.