The former mayor of cannelloni and current presidential candidate for the Broad Front, Yamandú Orsimet with the Spanish president, Pedro Sanchez, in the midst of his electoral campaign ahead of the October elections and with the aim of drawing up a roadmap between the two parties.
Orsi is located in Spain with his wife and children in order to rest after the internal elections, of which he emerged as the winner. He is expected to return to the Uruguay, although he took advantage of his visit to the old continent to visit the president of Spain.
This was confirmed on Monday by Spanish Socialist Worker’s Party (PSOE) published photos of the meeting between Orsi and Sánchez where they assured that both politicians “will address the roadmap of the left in Uruguay in view of the next elections” that will be held on October 27 in the country.
In this sense, in the party’s statement they stressed that the meeting “is part of the commitment of the PSOE and the Socialist International to strengthen ties with progressive and left-wing parties in Latin America, promoting the exchange of experiences and political strategies.”
However, the presidential candidate did not reveal anything about the meeting with Sanchez, nor did his press team. On the other hand, the senator Daniel Caggiani posted photos on social media about the meeting.
The background of the meeting between Yamandú Orsi and the Spanish ambassador in Uruguay
Last year, when he was still in charge of the Canarian intendency, Orsi had a meeting with the Spanish ambassador to Uruguay, Santiago Jimenez MartinThe meeting with the diplomat aimed to explore specific lines of cooperation related to environmental management and climate change, as well as gender, diversity and human rights policies, through the generation of different trade and investment initiatives.
After the meeting, Orsi He highlighted the “historical ties of brotherhood and cooperation” that unite both countries, particularly with the department of Canelones. For his part, Jiménez highlighted the main lines of action of the government of President Sanchez with the Uruguayas well as the role of Spain in the European Union (EU) and in relations with Latin America.
Source: Ambito
