President Luis Lacalle Pou He insisted on his idea of “getting out of this corset” when referring to his goal with the Mercosur by 2024, after the agreement with the European Union (EU) fails to materialize this month and at a time when it seems that the possibility of a FTA between the regional bloc and China.
Among its goals at an international level, Lacalle Pou He also put his relationship with the brand new in the spotlight President of Argentina, Javier Milei, who promoted several measures in the neighboring country that can benefit Uruguay, pointing out that both leaders must discuss “logistics and navigation issues.”
As a balance of the year, after the inauguration in Mello of an intensive treatment center (ITC) at the departmental hospital of Long Hill, The president placed emphasis on the regional level and, at a press conference, stated: “We are going to insist on the Mercosur to get out of this corset and connect with the rest of the world.”
Without a doubt in that position you can find a partner in Milei that I did not have in the outgoing management of Alberto Fernandez, While there may be some alignment with its Paraguayan counterpart, Santiago Pena, although it still remains in Brazil the look of Lula Da Silva, who proposes that the bloc negotiate together.
Regarding his dialogue with Milei, after attending the presidential inauguration almost two weeks ago, Lacalle Pou He expressed: “We have some issues with the Argentine government regarding logistics and navigation that we are going to talk about as soon as we can.”
When talking about Brazil, He stated that “the call for prices for the construction of the new bridge over the Jaguar and the waterway is very important” and admitted its benefits for the country: “Although these are works that correspond to Brazil, this area changes a lot.”
The night raids and the campaign
On the other hand, the president was consulted about the plebiscite Over the night raids promoted by the senator Carlos Camy (National Party) and warned that “it is a campaign issue and I should not comment on it.” However, he then clarified: “I think it is a good thing to generate more tools to combat drug trafficking.”
Then, he put an end to the counterpoint with the mayor of Canelones and presidential candidate of the Frente Amplio, Yamandu Orsi, by pointing out: “I am here to govern and not to talk about people. If I have something to say to someone, I tell them hand to hand.”
Finally, he slipped that he will not get fully involved in the campaign for the elections 2024, despite the nomination of a leader of his kidney such as Alvaro Delgado, who this Thursday resigned from the Secretary of the Presidency.
“Previous presidents went to political committees or talked about party politics. I didn’t do it because Constitution It is not fulfilled in pieces,” he noted, while expressing: “You know what I want, you don’t have to be a fortune teller. “I have to finish the administration in the best possible way and people will compare.”
Source: Ambito
