President Luis Lacalle Pou will begin his official mission in the People’s Republic of China this Monday with some scheduled visits to a couple of historic tourist attractions, prior to what will be his meeting with the Chinese president, Xi Jinping.
On the agenda Lacalle Pou and the entourage of Executive power on November 20 will include a visit to the Big Wall from 1:50 p.m. to 2:50 p.m., and then go to the Forbidden City from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Uruguayan mission will continue on Tuesday the 21st with hearings, events and weeklies together with commissions and Chinese businessmen, and will finally conclude on November 25th with the return to the country of the members of the Executive Branch and some 40 businessmen who accompany them.
The government delegation is made up of the chancellor, Omar Paganinithe Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, Fernando Mattosthe Minister of Economy and Finance, Azucena Arbelecheand the brand new Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining, Elisa Facio.
What is the agenda of Uruguayan businessmen in China?
On the other hand, the executive director of the export, investment and country image promotion agency Uruguay XXI, Sebastian Rissoassured in recent days at a press conference that “whenever you travel to China “is seeking more opening of markets for the products.”
“We have three events with Chinese business chambers where there will be a very good number of businessmen,” he commented. Rissobefore adding that “those who travel have sent their requests to meet with businessmen from various sectors and accompany us from agriculture, dairy, logistics, services, ICT (Information and Communication Technologies), very varied sectors “.
Likewise, he pointed out that beyond the “merely protocol” agenda, on Tuesday, November 21, there will be “an important event” with a chamber of commerce from the Asian giant, which will be followed by “other meetings” with Chinese business counterparts.
Rissohighlighted the fact that “China last year it represented approximately 30% of trade in goods Uruguay“From the Chinese perspective we have room to grow more,” since the numbers of Uruguayan rice and meat placements “have the possibility of growing,” the official pointed out.
Source: Ambito
