The President of the Republic, Luis Lacalle Pou, received this Tuesday at the Executive Tower his Ecuadorian counterpart, William Lassowho said in statements to the press that they exchanged about “the possibility of starting to treat a bilateral trade agreement between both countries.
“What is in our hands is an agreement between Uruguay and Ecuador,” Lasso said at a press conference. “The economies of Uruguay and Ecuador are complementary. What Ecuador produces is not produced by Uruguay, and vice versa. Therefore, we can export bananas and we can buy dairy products and meats”Held.
In addition, he reported on Twitter that the meeting was “very profitable.” “I had a very useful meeting with a friend and ally of Ecuador, the president of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou. We both have the firm conviction to strengthen trade and development cooperation. We will follow that path for the prosperity of our countries,” he wrote.
Minutes before meeting with Lacalle Pou, President Lasso –together with his delegation and the Ecuadorian ambassador to Uruguay, Roberto IIlingworth– left a floral offering at the foot of the monument to José Gervasio Artigas, in Plaza Independencia.
Lasso arrived in Uruguay accompanied by his foreign minister, Juan Carlos Holguín; the Minister of Production, Foreign Trade, Investments and Fisheries, Julio José Prado; and the Telecommunications and Information Society, Vianna Maíno.
The president traveled from Argentina where he met this Monday with President Alberto Fernández. “We continue to open up to the world, demonstrating our potential in investment and development,” he said after the visit.Also via Twitter.
