The government completed the purchase of two ocean patrol vessels (IPO) for the The national army to the Spanish shipyard Cardama, after a controversy with China which included an explicit complaint through a letter against the Uruguayan administration.
The first of the patrols will be delivered during the next 18 months, while one year after that period the second will arrive, as established in the meeting, in which he also participated. the ambassador of Spain in Uruguay, Santiago Jiménez Martín.
The contract also includes the participation of an international classifier, who will control the construction process of the vessels. There will also be a representative of the The national army, in charge of carrying out construction monitoring.
García said that “it puts an end to more than 20 years of frustrations”
By echoing the signature, Garcia He assured that “this is the fulfillment of a commitment that the government coalition had made in the sense of modernizing the The national army and end a process of critical deterioration of its ships”, for which ships from USA and Korea.
At the same time, the leader stated that “this puts an end to a process of more than twenty years and frustrations in the attempt to acquire the ocean patrol vessels essential for the mission of the Navy and that the entire political system has demanded since then.”
Regarding the acquisition of these patrols and other vessels, the minister stated that “the Navy will recover its capabilities in the fulfillment of its mission, in the care of the sovereignty of natural resources and all the missions it fulfills for the country.” .
China’s complaints are behind us
It is worth remembering that the state company China Shipbuilding Trade sent him to Senate a harsh letter in August of this year to question that there were sloppiness in the tender, after which the former president expressed himself Jose Mujica who suggested to the president Luis Lacalle Pou “make him apologize” to the government of that country.
“Being Uruguay “A country recognized internationally for its adherence to standards and forms, how is it possible that offers were handled and quotes were requested outside the process, when the bidding process was still open?” the firm questioned at that time, pointing out which had obtained almost 97 out of 100 possible points, but the tender was declared void.
Source: Ambito
