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Mercosur s ban on one-on-one deals creates a greater problem on the bloc s smaller countries
Uruguay s Economy Minister Azucena Arbeleche and Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo travelled to Paraguay Friday to discuss with the local administration of President Mario Abdo Benítez new steps towards flexibilities Mercosur s rules.
This trip is regarded as a preparation for the upcoming meeting of Mercosur Foreign Ministers on June 15 where these issues will top the agenda.
Arbeleche and Bustillo were to meet with their Paraguayan counterparts to discuss these matters and also other bilateral questions, it was reported.
The main objective of the meeting is to analyze the flexibility of Mercosur and other questions regarding the two countries.
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou said Thursday during the virtual Export Day celebrations that “we like to play on a large court, and not on a small, protected one.”
Gonzales, who visited the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo after a stop in Buenos Aires, underlined the country s pragmatic leadership
After Special Envoy Juan Gonzales rounded up his South American tour last week, the administration of US President Joseph Biden concluded the world needed more places like Uruguay, it was reported by White House sources.
Gonzales, who visited the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo after a stop in Buenos Aires, underlined the country s pragmatic leadership, which in his view, deserves global recognition.
“We’re sending a message of hope to the Uruguayan people that the United States has returned to the international and multilateral arena. Uruguay matters; the country’s points of view are relevant and important. We want to learn from Uruguay’s experience. We want to work jointly on several different issues and we’re returning with a great deal of optimism,” the adviser said.
Biden sees Uruguay as model nation, White House adviser says 2 minutes read
Montevideo, Apr 15 (EFE).- US President Joe Biden believes the world would be a better place if there were more countries like Uruguay, the White House’s senior Latin America adviser said Thursday during his visit to that small South American country.
In remarks in this capital, Juan Gonzalez highlighted Uruguay’s tradition of pragmatic leadership and said that record deserves global recognition.
“We’re sending a message of hope to the Uruguayan people that the United States has returned to the international and multilateral arena. Uruguay matters; the country’s points of view are relevant and important. We want to learn from Uruguay’s experience. We want to work jointly on several different issues and we’re returning with a great deal of optimism,” the adviser said.