The work is the product of the conception that the Uruguayan administrations have had to respect contracts, the Constitution, to have a forestry law, an investment protection treaty with Finland and care for the environment, assured the President of the Republic in the inauguration of the industrial plant of UPM II.
“Governments in Uruguay do not have refoundational complexes and that generates trust,” he added.
Together with the president, present on Tuesday the 6th in the town of Centenario were the secretary and deputy secretary of the Presidency, Álvaro Delgado and Rodrigo Ferrés respectively; the Ministers of Industry, Energy and Mining, Omar Paganini; Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, Fernando Mattos; of Labor and Social Security, Pablo Mieres; of Transport and Public Works, José Luis Falero; of Tourism, Tabare Viera; of the Interior, Luis Alberto Heber; the mayors of Durazno, Carmelo Vidalín; from Tacuarembó, Wilson Ezquerra; from Rio Negro, Omar Lafluf; from Montevideo; Carolina Cosse and the members of the board of directors of the Finnish company, headed by the president, Henrik Ehrnrooth, among other authorities.
In his speech, Lacalle Pou reflected, on behalf of the State, and recalled that from 1987 to date different governments have intervened to promote the forestry chain, the port law and the investment protection treaty with Finland. “Those milestones make this inauguration,” he said.
“Governments in Uruguay, with different sensitivities, nuances, impulses and ideologies, do not have refoundational complexes, that generates trust. There is a Constitution, laws and contracts that will always be respected, ”he pondered.
He also highlighted the national conception that is attached to environmental care with mitigation procedures and processes. He said that Uruguay, in everything related to the industry, sifts environmental sustainability because it protects the ecosystem and thinks of the new generations.
Before the official opening ceremony, the President of the Republic toured the factory facilities, accompanied by Delgado, Ferrés, UPM executives and the mayors Vidalín and Ezquerra. In this sense, he appreciated that the infrastructure is state-of-the-art and was made with the professionalism and dedication of all the workers who worked on it.
