The President of the Republic recognized the cooperation of the Argentine government to advance the dredging of access to the port terminal.
He President of the Republic, Luis Lacalle Pouthanked the “good will” of his Argentine counterpart Javier Mileias well as the Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondinoto reach an agreement for dredging in the access channel to the Port of Montevideo.
The president recognized the cooperation of the Argentine government through his March 2020.
In addition, Lacalle Pou congratulated the work of the Uruguayan technical team, as did the chancellor Omar Paganini through the same social network. For her part, the Argentine foreign minister reposted the Uruguayan president’s message.
Foreign Minister Paganini highlighted the fact that the Argentine delegation to the Administrative Commission of the Río de la Plata (CARP) approve the project for the deepening and extension of the canal up to 14 meters. From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRREE) They reported that the approval will be formalized shortly within the CARP plenary session and then move on to the execution stages.
“It was an express priority of President Lacalle Pou”
This afternoon, the head of the MRREE offered a press conference where he highlighted that the approval “is a fact of relevance for our country”, while clarifying that it is also “a long-sought objective that was an express priority of the president Lacalle Pou“.
“Being able to advance in the development of our port, attracting larger vessels is good for Uruguaybut it is also for the entire region,” said the chancellor.
“It is important to highlight that on these issues, more than rivals, we can be partners,” said Paganini. “This is an advance that will result in better logistical, economic, commercial and investment conditions, which will promote job creation, added value and better living conditions for the entire region,” he concluded.
Source: Ambito
