Uruguay
Fri, 29 Apr 2022 21:06:00 GMTUruguayan President was invited by Boris Johnson and will travel to the UK
The President of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, was invited by the government of the United Kingdom to meet with the Prime Minister of that country, Boris Johnson. He will travel to that country at the end of May or beginning of Ju...
Thu, 28 Apr 2022 10:41:00 GMTLacalle Pou played rugby with Uruguayan and Argentinean prisoners and accidentally hit a police chief
This week, the president of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, participated in a sporting event involving people deprived of liberty, more specifically a rugby match between prisoners from Argentina and Uruguay.
Wed, 27 Apr 2022 08:15:00 GMTUruguayan Navy averts attempt to smuggle large meteorite from Argentina
Uruguayan authorities at the port of Paysandú have seized a meteorite worth around US$ 1 million when it was being smuggled into the country from Argentina, it was reported earlier this week.
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 20:51:00 GMTUruguayan opposition demands explanations regarding Turkish FM incident
Uruguay's opposition Broad Front (Frente Amplio) has threatened not to grant their consent to the country's designated ambassador to Turkey following the incident with that country's Foreign Minister, who during the weekend whe...
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 09:59:00 GMTTurkish FM racist and ultra-right-wing gestures in Montevideo sparks controversies
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou described a gesture by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu against Armenian demonstrators in Montevideo Uruguay as “regrettable,” while Ankara's Ambassador has been summoned to...
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 09:45:00 GMTUruguay's Ambassador to Guatemala, Honduras and Belize dies
Uruguay's Ambassador to Guatemala Boris Svetogorsky passed away Friday in the Central American country at the age of 60, it was reported. The cause of death was not disclosed. He was also the concurrent Ambassador for Honduras ...
Thu, 21 Apr 2022 21:34:00 GMTFormer Uruguayan President finds social media dazing
Former Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Herrera expressed his point of view regarding social media: "In 140 characters there is no time for reflection," the father of Uruguay's current head of state pointed out in Buenos Aires ...
Thu, 21 Apr 2022 09:55:00 GMTParlasur to decide in May when to vote on Pepín's fate
Mercosur Parliament (Parlasur) Wednesday announced a decision will be made on May 9 on when to vote for the dismissal of Argentine legislator Fabián “Pepín” Rodríguez Simón.
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 12:35:00 GMTUruguay and Ecuador discuss possible bilateral trade agreement
The Presidents of Ecuador and Uruguay, Guillermo Lasso and Luis Lacalle Pou, Tuesday discussed a possible bilateral agreement within the Latin American Integration Association (Aladi).
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 09:49:00 GMTUruguay/Brazil waterway project studies submitted for financial qualification
Brazil's minister of Infrastructure, Marcelo Sampaio, received last week the studies referred to the concession of the Lagoa Merim Waterway in the state of Rio Grande do Sul bordering with Uruguay.