The Secretary of the Presidency, Rodrigo Ferrés, assured that the Executive Branch will make a decision on the matter “soon.”
He Secretary of the Presidency, Rodrigo Ferrésassured that the government is analyzing requesting the annulment of the ruling due to the closure of Pluna which forces the Uruguayan State to pay an amount of more than 30 million dollars plus interest to the Panamanian firm Latin American Regional Aviation Holding Corporation (Larah).
Within the framework of the inauguration of a reference center for social policies of the Ministry of Social Development (Mides) in the neighborhood Casavalle (Montevideo) This Monday, Ferrés pointed out at a press conference that “the defense of Uruguay “It was very important because we focused on the damages and the reduction of the damages and we managed to reduce them very much, enormously, remember that it was a lawsuit for more than 800 million dollars.”
“Of course, no one wants to have a ruling against them, much less have to pay,” Ferrés stated before adding: “In addition, they are paying annually to a specific bank for the planes, that has already been explained at the parliamentary level.”
After being asked whether or not he could rule out that the Uruguayan government would request the annulment of the ruling, the leader indicated that at this moment it is not possible to confirm it, but that they will decide “soon.”
The government is not clear about the final amount it will have to pay for Pluna
Likewise, the presidential official stressed that he does not yet know the final figure that the Uruguayan State must pay to the Panamanian holding company, but that it “is being calculated.” “It will arise from upcoming meetings with our lawyers in USA“he pointed out.
In the last few hours, it was circulated that the State will have to face obligations close to 80 million dollars due to the accumulated interest, however, Ferrés slipped: “I understand that it is less, I have not calculated the figure of 80 (million) like this “.
“It is being calculated. I don’t want to be reckless and give a figure that is not clear,” insisted Ferrés, who lamented that Uruguayans’ money is lost “when these things happen that start badly and are not resolved well.”
Source: Ambito
