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Remarks by Tabaré Vázquez to the 64th UN General Assembly

by Tabaré Vázquez

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. (...)

by Raúl Zibechi

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 (...)

Uruguay and Venezuela: Need to Strengthen Mercosur

by Jeroen Kuiper

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 (...)

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 (...)

Venezuela and Uruguay Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreements

by Jonah Gindin

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 (...)