The Argentine government finally appointed its new ambassador in Uruguayafter what was an entire month of uncertainty after the inauguration of the president Javier MileiIts about career diplomat Martín García Moritánwith extensive experience.
The lack of appointment of a new ambassador after the departure of Alberto Iribarnewho held the position in Montevideo For 4 years between December 10, 2019 until December 10, 2023, it had generated some anxieties on the part of the Uruguayan government.
After the Argentine government accelerated the appointment of some ambassadors in the last days, Foreign Minister Diana Mondino sent the agreement to the representatives of Uruguay in Argentina. It is expected that the Uruguayan government, very interested in beginning to discuss common problems with Argentinaquickly approve credentials from Garcia Moritan.
The appointment of a career diplomat is seen in Montevideo as a good gesture on the part of the Argentine government, after Iribarnewho was considered a political ambassador, fulfilled his mission.
It is known that the President Luis Lacalle Pou has shown himself more akin to Javier Milei that the former president Alberto Fernandezand since the arrival of the new diplomatic representative, will now try to advance in bilateral agreements and in its intentions to make the Mercosurvision shared by the chancellor Mondino.
Garcia Moritan was born in the Buenos aires city on March 12, 1955 and is a lawyer from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). Previously, he served before the Vatican, Brazil, Boliviathe United Nations Organization (UN), among various other charges. He is uncle of Roberto García MoritanMinister of Economic Development of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA)who is the husband of the model and host Carolina “Pampita” Ardohain.
The Uruguayan government hopes to soon close some agreements with Argentina
In December of last year, the President Lacalle Pou had said in a press conference in Rocha that “it is very important when a government begins to talk about specific things, the four or five things that we have to agree with Argentina“.
However, the head of state understood that due to the economic context that the neighboring country is going through, it was crucial not to burden the incoming administration with complaints. Regarding the future meeting between both leaders, he assured: “if the man (Javier Milei) “It’s in full transition, it’s not a matter of getting annoying, it’s a matter of having it when we are both ready.”
For his part, the former Secretary of the Presidency and presidential candidate for the National Party (PN), Álvaro Delgadoadvanced a few months before Uruguay would seek to “coordinate actions and mechanisms” that allow reversing the economic deterioration resulting from the exchange difference between both countries.
Source: Ambito
