Uruguay

• 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.

• Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 11:47 UTC

  Lula's trip to Argentina to include Antarctica deal

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's trip to Argentina next week will include the signing of a treaty for scientific and logistical cooperation between the two countries' Antarctic stations, Agencia Brasil reported. A gas pipeline will also be on the agenda with President Alberto Fernández.

• Friday, January 20th 2023 - 18:30 UTC

  Ancap announces e-vehicles chargers to be installed in Uruguayan interior

  

  Uruguay's state-run oil company Ancap plans to set up a charging station for electric vehicles in Paysandú, right beside the international bridge leading to Colón in the Argentine province of Entre Ríos, in a move to promote sustainable international travel in the near future, according to the website Surtidores citing company Vice President Diego Durand.

• Thursday, January 19th 2023 - 10:22 UTC

  Agricultural emergency, triggered by drought, extended for another 90 days in Uruguay

  

  More than 60% of the Uruguayan territory is suffering from extreme or severe drought in the last three months, October 2022/January 2023, according to the Uruguayan Meteorological Institute, Inumet,

• Thursday, January 19th 2023 - 10:19 UTC

  Buquebus orders largest 100% electric high-speed catamaran ferry in the world

  

  Shipbuilders Incat Tasmania has begun construction of what they claim will be the world's largest electric ferry boat. The 130-meter-long unit has been ordered by Buquebús, the company offering passenger services between Buenos Aires and the Uruguayan ports of Colonia and Montevideo through the Río de la Plata. It will have room for 2,100 travelers and 226 vehicles, it was reported.

• Thursday, January 19th 2023 - 10:05 UTC

  Uruguay deploys Protector class Coast Guard cutters

  

  Uruguayan Defense Minister Javier García explained in an interview with Paysandú's 'El Telégrafo' earlier this week that the new Protector class Coast Guard cutters donated by the United States in November of 2022 were actively patrolling the country's river waterways bordering Argentina.

• Wednesday, January 18th 2023 - 09:43 UTC

  Uruguay extends agricultural emergency to support drought-hit producers

  

  Uruguay's Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries Fernando Mattos Tuesday announced that the Government of President Luis Lacalle Pou was extending the agricultural and livestock emergency until April.