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Remarks by Tabaré Vázquez to the 64th UN General Assembly

by Tabaré Vázquez

Remarks by Tabaré Vázquez to the 64th UN General Assembly

New York (USA) | 23 September 2009
Mr. President,
Heads of State and Government,
Distinguished delegates,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
As I did four years ago, I once again extend the greetings of the people and the Government of the Republic of Uruguay to this Assembly, which is the most broadly representative body of today’s world.
All of us who are here are aware of the contrasting realities of the present world; we are conscious that never before has humanity simultaneously been offered so many possibilities and faced so (...)

by Raúl Zibechi

The Paper War

Montevideo (Uruguay) | 12 April 2006
Roadblocks on the international bridges connecting Argentina and Uruguay, carried out by the Argentine environmental movement to protest the construction of two large cellulose factories, demonstrates the social limitations of the neoliberal model and is jeopardizing the regional alliance between two governments that possess, fundamentally, the same political and ideological orientations.

Uruguay and Venezuela: Need to Strengthen Mercosur

by Jeroen Kuiper

Uruguay and Venezuela: Need to Strengthen Mercosur

Caracas (Venezuela) | 24 March 2006
Venezuelan President Chávez and Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez signed a series of agreements and conventions in the Venezuelan capital today, as part of a three-day visit by the Uruguayan President. During their common press conference, both Presidents stressed the need to transform and strengthen Mercosur, the Common Market of the South (encompassing Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Venezuela).

Yvonne Trías: “In Uruguay, my newspaper was accused of anti-Semitism for having criticized Israel’s policy”

Yvonne Trías: “In Uruguay, my newspaper was accused of anti-Semitism for having criticized Israel's policy”

Brussels (Belgium) | 24 November 2005
During the Axis for Peace International Conference , the director of the Uruguayan weekly Brecha, Yvonne Trías, expressed her indignation for anti-Semitism accusations against intellectuals who oppose Israel’s policy towards the Palestinian.“They added my name on a black list of people described as ‘ant-Semites’ by a Jewish intellectual”, regretted the director of the Uruguayan Left’s Major Weekly newspaper, during the meeting organized by Voltaire Network on November 17 and 18, 2005 in Brussels. (...)

Venezuela and Uruguay Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreements

by Jonah Gindin

Venezuela and Uruguay Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreements

Caracas (Venezuela) | 3 March 2005
Venezuela and Uruguay signed a series of strategic bilateral agreements in energy and telecommunications today, following the inauguration of Uruguay’s new president Tabaré Vasquez, which Venezuela’s President Chavez attended.
The energy agreements that were signed would have Venezuela provide Uruguay with oil at discounted prices. The two countries also signed the “Declaration of Montevideo,” which seeks Uruguayan participation in Venezuela’s regional oil initiative known as “Petrosur.” At (...)

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Yvonne Trías: “In Uruguay, my newspaper was accused of anti-Semitism for having criticized Israel’s policy”

Uruguay and Venezuela: Need to Strengthen Mercosur

Venezuela and Uruguay Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreements

Remarks by Tabaré Vázquez to the 64th UN General Assembly