President Luis Lacalle Pou will reinforce, in the coming weeks, the good harmony with two key governments in the region, that of the libertarian Javier Milei in Argentinaand that of the conservative Santiago Peña in Paraguaywith several meetings with his peers.
Beyond the harsh consideration that the President of the Republic had with Milei for his absence from the summit of Mercosur on Monday in Assumptionthe relations between the Executive and Buenos Aires They are the best in many years.
Two great triumphs for the Lacalle Pou administration – the dredging to 14 meters in the Port of Montevideo and the open skies agreement – adds to the affinity on several ideological points between the president and his Argentine counterpart.
This comfort is what has also allowed the President to further nurture his relationship with the Argentine business community – always an admirer of Uruguayan institutions – with participation this year in forums such as the one Llao Llaoorganized by the so-called Red circleand the annual dinner of Freedom Foundationthe liberal think tank linked to the macrism.
Crossings of the Rio de la Plata are becoming frequent thanks to the understanding between the two governments. Lacalle Pou will return to Buenos Aires on Wednesday for the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the attack on the Jewish mutual fund of the AMIA and eleven days later it will do so for the inauguration of the traditional Rural Exhibition in Palermo, where he will be accompanied by the Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, Fernando Mattos.
In both cases, he will coincide with Milei and the Paraguayan president, Santiago Peñawith whom the President of the Republic has built good personal and bilateral ties, will also be present.
It is also expected that the three presidents, who are close in their ideas about private activity and the free market, although with disagreements about the role of the State, will agree on Paris on the occasion of the inauguration of the Olympic Games.
Lacalle Pou’s meetings with Milei, however, continue to remain informal, since a bilateral meeting between the two leaders has not yet been arranged. The Argentine libertarian made his first trip to a country in the region this week, choosing Brazil as the destination for a meeting with the former president. Jair Bolsonaro.
Source: Ambito
